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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
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1. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.






2. 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).






3. The order in which events happen in time.






4. 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.






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






6. 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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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






12. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






16. E.g. floor - desk - computer






17. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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






25. 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.






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






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






28. Reflexive pronouns that emphasize a noun or another pronoun e.g. Jon HIMSELF - she HERSELF - the group THEMSELVES We OURSELVES formed the new drama club.






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






30. 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.






31. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






32. 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.






33. Study of the structure of words






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






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






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






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






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






39. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






40. 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






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






42. 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) -






43. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






46. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






47. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers. Each pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person and number. e.g. The BOYS are going to the game this weekend. THEY need to buy tickets.






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






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






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