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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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






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






9. 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).






10. Angela dances.






11. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






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






19. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'






20. 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






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






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






23. 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).






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






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






26. The study of the structure of sentences






27. 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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






32. Modern Language Association






33. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






34. American Psycological Association






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






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






37. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






38. 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) -






39. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






40. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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