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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






2. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






3. 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.






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






5. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






6. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






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






8. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






9. 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).






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






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






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






13. 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






14. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






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






19. Marks






20. 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






21. 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.






22. Each other - one another






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






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






25. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






28. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






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






30. Shows possession or ownership






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






32. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






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






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






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






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






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






38. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






39. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.






40. 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.






41. 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






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






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






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






45. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






48. 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.)






49. Film - art - media and so on






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