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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Study of the structure of words






10. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






11. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. The study of meaning in a language






18. 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.






19. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.






20. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






21. 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.






22. Each other - one another






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






24. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition






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






26. Angela dances.






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






41. Angela and Jay dance.






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






43. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






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






45. 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).






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






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






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






49. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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