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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Each other - one another






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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. 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).






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






13. Modern Language Association






14. 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.






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






16. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






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






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






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






20. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






21. 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






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






23. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






27. The study of the structure of sentences






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






29. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






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






31. 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






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






33. 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.






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






35. Angela and Jay dance.






36. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.