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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






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






13. Angela and Jay dance.






14. 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






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






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






17. 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) -






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






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






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






21. 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).






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






28. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






30. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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).






38. 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.






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






40. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






41. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert






42. 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.






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






44. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






45. 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






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






47. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






48. 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'






49. Film - art - media and so on






50. 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