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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Angela and Jay dance.






2. 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) -






3. Study of the structure of words






4. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. Each other - one another






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






15. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






16. 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.






17. Marks






18. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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.






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






26. Angela dances.






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






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






29. 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






30. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.






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






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






33. 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






34. At least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses Ex: When Sara turned seven (dependent c) - her mother planned a birthday party for her (independent c) - and Sara invited everyone in her class (independent c).






35. Study of the history and origin of words






36. Film - art - media and so on






37. 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.






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






44. 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.






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






46. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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






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






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






50. A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future e.g. By this time next year - Stephen 'will have completed' all the course work for his HVAC certification.