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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. American Psycological Association






2. 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






3. Angela and Jay dance.






4. 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






5. Each other - one another






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






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






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






9. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






10. Study of the structure of words






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






20. Marks






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






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






23. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






24. Angela dances.






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






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






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






28. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






32. 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).






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Modern Language Association






40. The study of meaning in a language






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






42. 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'






43. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






45. 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) -






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






47. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






50. 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