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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.






2. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. Study of the structure of words






11. Angela dances.






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






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






14. 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'






15. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






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






20. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)






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






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






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






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






25. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






26. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






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






31. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






34. 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.






35. Film - art - media and so on






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






37. Marks






38. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






39. 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.






40. 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






41. 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






42. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






44. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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