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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Modern Language Association






20. 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






21. 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).






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






25. 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'






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






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






28. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Study of the structure of words






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






38. 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.






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






40. The study of the structure of sentences






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






42. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Angela and Jay dance.






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






49. The study of meaning in a language






50. 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.