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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. 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






4. 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.






5. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






8. American Psycological Association






9. 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).






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






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






12. Modern Language Association






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






24. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.






25. Marks






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






27. 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.






28. Verbs that take a direct object - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming a reciver of the action Ex. Daniel (subject) threw (transitive verb) the ball (direct object).






29. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






32. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






33. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






35. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






38. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






41. Angela dances.






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






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






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