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






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






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






5. Marks






6. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






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






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






9. 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






10. 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.






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






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






13. American Psycological Association






14. 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






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. The study of the structure of sentences






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






24. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






25. Modern Language Association






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






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






28. 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.)






29. 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.






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






31. The study of meaning in a language






32. 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






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






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






35. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






38. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner






39. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






40. 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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. Shows possession or ownership






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






47. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






48. Each other - one another






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






50. 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) -