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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Study of the structure of words






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






3. 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






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






5. 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.






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






7. Marks






8. 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






9. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. 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'






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






30. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






32. American Psycological Association






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. Modern Language Association






42. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






45. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.






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






47. When the action begins in the past but concludes in the present e.g. Tom 'has ordered' the same thing for lunch every day this month.






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






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






50. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition