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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. Unnatural language - such as cliches and inappropriate jargon - Nonstandard language or unparallel construction - Errors such as disagreement between pronouns and referent - Short - stilted sentences; run - on sentenences; or sentence fragments






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Modern Language Association






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






17. Shows possession or ownership






18. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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) -






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






27. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






36. Study of the structure of words






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






38. 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






39. American Psycological Association






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






41. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






43. 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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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







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