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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






4. 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.






5. Shows possession or ownership






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






7. Marks






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






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






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






11. At least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses Ex: When Sara turned seven (dependent c) - her mother planned a birthday party for her (independent c) - and Sara invited everyone in her class (independent c).






12. 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






13. 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.






14. Study of the history and origin of words






15. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






25. American Psycological Association






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






27. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






28. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.






29. 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.






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






31. Angela dances.






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






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






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






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






36. 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'






37. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






38. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe






39. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






40. 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.






41. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






42. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






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






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






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






46. Angela and Jay dance.






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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.






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