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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what






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






3. Marks






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. 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






7. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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'






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






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






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






19. The order in which events happen in time.






20. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute






21. Each other - one another






22. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






23. Modern Language Association






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






25. The study of the structure of sentences






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. 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






28. 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






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






42. 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






43. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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






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






48. Study of the history and origin of words






49. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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