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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






2. 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.)






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






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






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






6. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert






7. Study of the structure of words






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






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






10. 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






11. 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'






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. Angela dances.






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions Ex: Perry wants to stay in shape - so he rides his bicycle for exercise.






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. The study of meaning in a language






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






30. Marks






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






32. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






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






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






45. Modern Language Association






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






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






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






49. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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