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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






2. Each other - one another






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






4. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






22. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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






26. 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) -






27. 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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. The order in which events happen in time.






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. Marks






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






41. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






46. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






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






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






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






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