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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. These help the main word verb describe action that happened in the past - is happening in the present - or will happen in the future; have - had - has - could - will have - will - shall - am - is






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






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






4. 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.)






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






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






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






8. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






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






13. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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).






20. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.






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






22. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






25. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Each other - one another






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






41. The order in which events happen in time.






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






43. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






44. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute






45. 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






46. Study of the structure of words






47. 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.






48. 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






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






50. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message