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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






8. 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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Study of the structure of words






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






27. Refer to or replace nouns in a general way. They are also used as adjectives. They are then followed by a noun - as in BOTH DOGS or EACH BOOK. all - any - anyone - both - each - either - every - many - neither - nobody - no one - nothing - other(s) -






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






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






30. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.






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






32. Film - art - media and so on






33. 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.






34. 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).






35. Modern Language Association






36. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






38. 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.






39. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






43. Angela and Jay dance.






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






45. 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.






46. 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).






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






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






49. 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






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