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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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






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






4. American Psycological Association






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






6. 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






7. 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.






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






9. 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'






10. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






11. Angela and Jay dance.






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






13. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






14. 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






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






16. Study of the structure of words






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






18. 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).






19. 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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Angela dances.






27. 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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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).






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






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