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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves






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






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






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






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






6. Modern Language Association






7. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children






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






9. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






10. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






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






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






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






22. The study of meaning in a language






23. American Psycological Association






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






25. 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






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






27. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






29. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






32. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






33. 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.






34. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






36. 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






37. 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.






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






39. Study of the history and origin of words






40. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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