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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






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






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






4. Each other - one another






5. 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






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






7. Angela and Jay dance.






8. 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) -






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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






17. The study of the structure of sentences






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






19. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






20. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. Modern Language Association






33. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






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






46. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






49. 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






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