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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






3. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






5. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






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






10. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






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






16. 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).






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






24. The study of meaning in a language






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






26. 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.






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






28. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






31. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






32. 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






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






34. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






38. Angela and Jay dance.






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






40. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






41. 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.






42. Each other - one another






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






44. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language






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






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






47. American Psycological Association






48. 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






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






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