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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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.






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






3. 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'






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






5. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






7. American Psycological Association






8. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






9. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






10. 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






11. 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.






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






13. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






16. Angela dances.






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






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






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






20. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






24. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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






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






27. The study of the structure of sentences






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






29. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






30. 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) -






31. 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






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.






35. 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






36. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






37. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age






38. 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.






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






40. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -






41. Verbs that take a direct object - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming a reciver of the action Ex. Daniel (subject) threw (transitive verb) the ball (direct object).






42. 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






43. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what






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






45. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






47. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.






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






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






50. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning







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