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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. E.g. floor - desk - computer






3. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






4. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






5. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner






6. 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.






7. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






8. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate






9. 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.






10. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






11. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room






12. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






13. Film - art - media and so on






14. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth






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






16. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.






17. 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.)






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






19. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect






20. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






21. 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.






22. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)






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






24. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






25. Study of the history and origin of words






26. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






27. 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






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






29. 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.






30. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.






31. American Psycological Association






32. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.






33. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.






34. Modern Language Association






35. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.






36. 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.






37. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






38. Can be the subject of a clause - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - is a predicate nominative if it follows a 'be' verb or another linking verb and renames the subject






39. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?






40. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.






41. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.






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






43. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






44. Verbs that do not require an object to express their meaning - the action they express is complete by itself - 'eat' 'Jump' e.g. The cat napped






45. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






46. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






47. 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.






48. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






49. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.






50. 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