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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate






2. Shows possession or ownership






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. 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.)






12. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. Refer to people or animals - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - me - him - her - us - them e.g. THEY told US that THEY were going to meet HER at the mall.






20. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Each other - one another






29. 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






30. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






32. The study of meaning in a language






33. Study of the structure of words






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






35. 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.






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






37. Study of the history and origin of words






38. 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






39. 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'






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






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






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






43. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






46. Film - art - media and so on






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






48. 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






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






50. E.g. floor - desk - computer