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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
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1. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating






2. 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.






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






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






5. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






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






10. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






14. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






16. Study of the structure of words






17. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






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






19. 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






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






21. 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.






22. Shows possession or ownership






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






24. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -






25. 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






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






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






28. Each other - one another






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






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






35. Marks






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






50. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message