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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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






7. 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.






8. 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






9. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






10. Film - art - media and so on






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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






15. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






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






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






18. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house






28. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. The order in which events happen in time.






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






39. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






41. 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






42. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






44. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.






45. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






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






50. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule