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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute






2. 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.






3. Modern Language Association






4. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






6. 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.






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






8. The order in which events happen in time.






9. 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.






10. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






11. Angela dances.






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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).






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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) -






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






27. 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.






28. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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






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






34. 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.






35. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






37. Each other - one another






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






39. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






41. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






44. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






45. Film - art - media and so on






46. Angela and Jay dance.






47. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






49. 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






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