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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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).






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






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






4. Study of the structure of words






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. Modern Language Association






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






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






27. Each other - one another






28. 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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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) -






38. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






39. The study of the structure of sentences






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






41. 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.)






42. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






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






44. American Psycological Association






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






46. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






49. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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