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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 at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert






2. Study of the structure of words






3. 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






4. 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.






5. 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






6. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






9. Can be the subject of a clause - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - is a predicate nominative if it follows a 'be' verb or another linking verb and renames the subject






10. 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.






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






12. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






13. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






14. 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).






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






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






17. 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.)






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. American Psycological Association






26. 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.






27. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






28. Angela dances.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Each other - one another






39. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






41. Marks






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






43. 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






44. 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) -






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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