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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The study of meaning in a language






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






11. 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






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






13. 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.






14. 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






15. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






18. Modern Language Association






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. The study of the structure of sentences






28. 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).






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






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






31. 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'






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






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






34. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






35. 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






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






37. Study of the history and origin of words






38. 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.






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






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






41. Marks






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






43. Study of the structure of words






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






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






46. A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future e.g. By this time next year - Stephen 'will have completed' all the course work for his HVAC certification.






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






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






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






50. 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.