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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. Film - art - media and so on






3. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves






4. Marks






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






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






7. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






10. 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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Study of the structure of words






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






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






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






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






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






23. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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).






32. Modern Language Association






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






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






35. Shows possession or ownership






36. 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






37. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






38. 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).






39. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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






48. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






49. A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Ex: If you want to stay healthy(dependent c.) - you must choose your food carefully(independent c.)






50. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning