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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. 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'






3. American Psycological Association






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






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






6. Film - art - media and so on






7. 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) -






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






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






10. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. 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






22. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






28. 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.






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






30. 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






31. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room






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






42. Shows possession or ownership






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






44. Angela and Jay dance.






45. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






47. The order in which events happen in time.






48. The study of meaning in a language






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






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







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