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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)






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






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






4. 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






5. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






6. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. The order in which events happen in time.






18. 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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






24. 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'






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






26. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






28. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






30. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






39. 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.






40. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






43. 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






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






45. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






46. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






49. Study of the history and origin of words






50. Angela dances.