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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






10. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






15. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






17. 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).






18. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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






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






25. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






28. American Psycological Association






29. The study of meaning in a language






30. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






39. Study of the structure of words






40. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






43. Each other - one another






44. 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).






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






46. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






49. Modern Language Association






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







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