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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.






2. Verb preceded by 'to' and the base form of a verb - such as 'to see' or 'to leave'. It can function as an adjective - adverb - or noun






3. 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






4. 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.






5. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






8. Film - art - media and so on






9. E.g. floor - desk - computer






10. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






12. 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).






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






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






15. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






20. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Angela and Jay dance.






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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).






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






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






40. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.






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






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






43. Modern Language Association






44. 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.






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






46. Angela dances.






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






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






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






50. Shows possession or ownership