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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.






15. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






18. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.)






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. Angela dances.






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






30. Each other - one another






31. 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.






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






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






34. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






35. The order in which events happen in time.






36. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






37. Film - art - media and so on






38. 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) -






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






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






41. Modern Language Association






42. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






44. 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






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






46. 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).






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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