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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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.






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






3. 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






4. Each other - one another






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period






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






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






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






18. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






21. 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.






22. 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






23. 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'






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






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






26. The study of meaning in a language






27. 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.






28. Angela and Jay dance.






29. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. Marks






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Angela dances.






45. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect






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






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






48. Study of the structure of words






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






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