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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






4. 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.






5. Angela dances.






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Film - art - media and so on






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






15. Study of the structure of words






16. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






17. A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Ex: If you want to stay healthy(dependent c.) - you must choose your food carefully(independent c.)






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.






23. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






25. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






31. Verb that can be used as a adjective. Present ends in - ing -----*Past ends in ed.- d -- t -- en -- n (The TERRIFYING movie was rated 'R') Ex. 'singing waiter' and 'baked goods'






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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) -






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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






42. Modern Language Association






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






50. Angela and Jay dance.