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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






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






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






5. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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).






12. Modern Language Association






13. 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.






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






15. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






26. 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) -






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






28. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






30. Marks






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Study of the structure of words






41. 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.






42. Angela dances.






43. 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






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






45. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






46. 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.






47. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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. E.g. floor - desk - computer






50. The study of meaning in a language







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