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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question






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






3. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






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






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






9. Film - art - media and so on






10. 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.






11. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






12. Angela and Jay dance.






13. 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






14. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves






15. Study of the history and origin of words






16. 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






17. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






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






30. American Psycological Association






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






32. 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.






33. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






38. The study of meaning in a language






39. Shows possession or ownership






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






41. 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






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






43. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.






44. 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.






45. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






46. 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.






47. Marks






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






49. 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.






50. 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.