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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






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






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






9. Marks






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






11. Each other - one another






12. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






16. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






17. 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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






33. 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






34. Modern Language Association






35. 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.






36. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers. Each pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person and number. e.g. The BOYS are going to the game this weekend. THEY need to buy tickets.






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






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






47. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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