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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
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2. 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) -






3. 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.






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






5. Study of the structure of words






6. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






8. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






9. 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.






10. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






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






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






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






14. The writer shows how events and their results are related






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






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






17. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect






18. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






21. 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






22. 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.)






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






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






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






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






28. Film - art - media and so on






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. The study of the structure of sentences






35. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






36. Angela dances.






37. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






40. The study of meaning in a language






41. 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






42. 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






43. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






46. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






50. 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).