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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Angela dances.






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






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






4. The study of the structure of sentences






5. 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.






6. 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) -






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






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






9. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






19. American Psycological Association






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






21. 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.






22. Study of the structure of words






23. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






25. 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).






26. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. Modern Language Association






34. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






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






36. Each other - one another






37. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






38. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






49. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






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