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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






13. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






14. Angela dances.






15. 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.






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






17. American Psycological Association






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






20. 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.






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






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






24. Marks






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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






30. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






34. E.g. floor - desk - computer






35. 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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future e.g. By this time next year - Stephen 'will have completed' all the course work for his HVAC certification.






41. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Study of the structure of words






50. Modern Language Association