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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate






2. An interchange of the action started by the verb. There are only two in English: EACH OTHER for an involving two and ONE ANOTHER for an interaction involving three or more. e.g. After the debate - the two opponents shook hands with EACH OTHER.






3. Joins a dependent clause to an independent clause (who - whom - whose - which - that and all of the W's + ever) e.g. The person THAT gave you the book is the boy WHO likes me.






4. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






5. The study of the structure of sentences






6. A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future e.g. By this time next year - Stephen 'will have completed' all the course work for his HVAC certification.






7. Anglo - Saxon - which is a dialect of West Germanic. Half of the words in English come from French. Scientific words in English often have Greek or Latin roots.






8. Reflexive pronouns that emphasize a noun or another pronoun e.g. Jon HIMSELF - she HERSELF - the group THEMSELVES We OURSELVES formed the new drama club.






9. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house






10. Unnatural language - such as cliches and inappropriate jargon - Nonstandard language or unparallel construction - Errors such as disagreement between pronouns and referent - Short - stilted sentences; run - on sentenences; or sentence fragments






11. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






12. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






13. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question






14. Verb preceded by 'to' and the base form of a verb - such as 'to see' or 'to leave'. It can function as an adjective - adverb - or noun






15. These help the main word verb describe action that happened in the past - is happening in the present - or will happen in the future; have - had - has - could - will have - will - shall - am - is






16. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'






17. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition






18. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake






19. Refer to people or animals - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - me - him - her - us - them e.g. THEY told US that THEY were going to meet HER at the mall.






20. Every language as a dialect of an older communication form. Example: English two main dialects - British English and American English and they are close political allies






21. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute






22. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






23. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






24. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions Ex: Perry wants to stay in shape - so he rides his bicycle for exercise.






25. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.






26. A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text






27. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing






28. Marks






29. A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text






30. Study of the structure of words






31. American Psycological Association






32. Film - art - media and so on






33. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language






34. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children






35. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling






36. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






37. A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Ex: If you want to stay healthy(dependent c.) - you must choose your food carefully(independent c.)






38. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.






39. The writer shows how events and their results are related






40. A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period






41. Refer to or replace nouns in a general way. They are also used as adjectives. They are then followed by a noun - as in BOTH DOGS or EACH BOOK. all - any - anyone - both - each - either - every - many - neither - nobody - no one - nothing - other(s) -






42. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






43. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers. Each pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person and number. e.g. The BOYS are going to the game this weekend. THEY need to buy tickets.






44. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






45. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert






46. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.






47. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






48. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball






49. Verb that can be used as a adjective. Present ends in - ing -----*Past ends in ed.- d -- t -- en -- n (The TERRIFYING movie was rated 'R') Ex. 'singing waiter' and 'baked goods'






50. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves