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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






4. Marks






5. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






6. Every language as a dialect of an older communication form. Example: English two main dialects - British English and American English and they are close political allies






7. The study of the structure of sentences






8. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






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






14. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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






19. 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.






20. Study of the structure of words






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






31. 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) -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






42. 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).






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. 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.






48. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






49. Shows possession or ownership






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