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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house






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






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






4. 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) -






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






6. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. Study of the structure of words






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






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






29. 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






30. Angela and Jay dance.






31. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






32. 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.






33. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






36. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'






37. 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






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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).