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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. E.g. floor - desk - computer






11. 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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. Angela dances.






17. 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.






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Study of the structure of words






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






25. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






26. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






27. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. Marks






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






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






35. 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






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






38. 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.






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






40. American Psycological Association






41. Study of the history and origin of words






42. 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'






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






44. The study of meaning in a language






45. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






47. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'






48. 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.






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






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).