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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
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1. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






2. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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






9. The study of the structure of sentences






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






18. 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) -






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






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






21. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball






22. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






24. 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






25. 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.






26. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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. 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.






29. 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






30. Each other - one another






31. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






33. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






34. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.






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






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






37. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






39. 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






40. Marks






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






42. 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).






43. 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).






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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