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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






4. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






8. 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).






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating






13. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






16. 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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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.)






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






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






26. Modern Language Association






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






33. Shows possession or ownership






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






42. Angela dances.






43. 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.






44. 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).






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






46. Angela and Jay dance.






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






48. 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.






49. 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'






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