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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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






3. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






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






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






9. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






13. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






15. 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).






16. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






23. Angela and Jay dance.






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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






28. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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






34. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room






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






36. Angela dances.






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






38. American Psycological Association






39. 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






40. 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






41. E.g. floor - desk - computer






42. 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






43. 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'






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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).






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






50. 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.