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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






10. 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).






11. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.






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






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






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






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






16. E.g. floor - desk - computer






17. Modern Language Association






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






19. 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






20. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






23. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






25. The study of meaning in a language






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






27. Study of the history and origin of words






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






29. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.






41. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






43. When the action begins in the past but concludes in the present e.g. Tom 'has ordered' the same thing for lunch every day this month.






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. 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.