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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Marks






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






3. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






6. 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).






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






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






9. 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






10. 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'






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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






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






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






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






18. When the action begins in the past but concludes in the present e.g. Tom 'has ordered' the same thing for lunch every day this month.






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






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






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






22. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






23. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.






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






25. The study of the structure of sentences






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






37. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






40. Study of the structure of words






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






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






43. 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






44. 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.)






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






46. Each other - one another






47. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






50. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what







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