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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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






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






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






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






5. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






7. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Modern Language Association






16. 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.






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






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






19. American Psycological Association






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






21. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






28. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






29. 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






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






31. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






32. 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.






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






34. 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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






43. E.g. floor - desk - computer






44. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






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






50. Angela dances.







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