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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. 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.






3. 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.)






4. 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).






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






6. Each other - one another






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. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.






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






10. Study of the history and origin of words






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






12. Study of the structure of words






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Marks






18. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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






31. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






34. Verb preceded by 'to' and the base form of a verb - such as 'to see' or 'to leave'. It can function as an adjective - adverb - or noun






35. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






36. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






37. 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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






45. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






47. 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) -






48. 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






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






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