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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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.)






2. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






3. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






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






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






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. The writer shows how events and their results are related






8. The study of the structure of sentences






9. American Psycological Association






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.






25. 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






26. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






29. Modern Language Association






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






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






32. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






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. 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.






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






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






37. Study of the structure of words






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






43. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






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