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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
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1. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






4. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






5. 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






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






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






8. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






10. 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.






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






12. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






20. 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.)






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






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






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






24. 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) -






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






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






27. 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






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






29. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






30. 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






31. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The study of meaning in a language






42. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






43. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






45. 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).






46. The study of the structure of sentences






47. Study of the structure of words






48. 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






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






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