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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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






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






3. The order in which events happen in time.






4. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






5. 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) -






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






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






8. E.g. floor - desk - computer






9. 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.






10. The study of meaning in a language






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Marks






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. These help the main word verb describe action that happened in the past - is happening in the present - or will happen in the future; have - had - has - could - will have - will - shall - am - is






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






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






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






32. Angela dances.






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. 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






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






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






41. American Psycological Association






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






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






44. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






47. 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.






48. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'






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






50. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her