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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






2. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






7. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






8. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






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






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






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






12. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






14. 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) -






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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. 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.






29. Study of the history and origin of words






30. Study of the structure of words






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






35. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






39. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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).






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






50. 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'