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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Study of the structure of words






15. 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.






16. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






17. 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






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






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






20. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






26. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






29. The order in which events happen in time.






30. 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






31. Film - art - media and so on






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






33. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






35. 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.






36. 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






37. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






38. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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. Study of the history and origin of words






50. 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