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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






4. 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






5. 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.






6. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling






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






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






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






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






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






12. Marks






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






14. 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






15. 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.






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






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






18. Each other - one another






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






20. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






21. 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.






22. 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






23. 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.)






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






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






26. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






41. Angela and Jay dance.






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






43. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






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






48. Angela dances.






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






50. 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.