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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. 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.






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






4. 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) -






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






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






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






8. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






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






13. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






15. Study of the structure of words






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






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






21. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.)






35. 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






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






37. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






40. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






41. The order in which events happen in time.






42. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






45. Film - art - media and so on






46. Verb that can be used as a adjective. Present ends in - ing -----*Past ends in ed.- d -- t -- en -- n (The TERRIFYING movie was rated 'R') Ex. 'singing waiter' and 'baked goods'






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. 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).






49. Marks






50. Every language as a dialect of an older communication form. Example: English two main dialects - British English and American English and they are close political allies







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