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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth






2. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






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






7. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






8. 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.






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






10. Angela and Jay dance.






11. 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






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






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






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






15. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






16. The study of meaning in a language






17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






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






25. Angela dances.






26. 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.






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






28. 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'






29. Unnatural language - such as cliches and inappropriate jargon - Nonstandard language or unparallel construction - Errors such as disagreement between pronouns and referent - Short - stilted sentences; run - on sentenences; or sentence fragments






30. 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).






31. Study of the structure of words






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






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






35. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






36. 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.)






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






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






39. 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.






40. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






41. Study of the history and origin of words






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. Film - art - media and so on






49. 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.






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