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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






2. 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) -






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






4. 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






5. Each other - one another






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






11. 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.






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






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






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






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. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






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






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






19. The study of meaning in a language






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






21. 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.)






22. 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).






23. Film - art - media and so on






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






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






28. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






32. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






33. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.






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






35. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating






36. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






37. 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'






38. 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






39. 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).






40. Reflexive pronouns that emphasize a noun or another pronoun e.g. Jon HIMSELF - she HERSELF - the group THEMSELVES We OURSELVES formed the new drama club.






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






42. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






43. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






44. 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.






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






46. 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






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






48. Verb preceded by 'to' and the base form of a verb - such as 'to see' or 'to leave'. It can function as an adjective - adverb - or noun






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






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