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






3. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






4. 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'






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






6. 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.






7. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Each other - one another






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






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






17. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






18. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






19. 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






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






21. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






22. 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






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






24. Joins a dependent clause to an independent clause (who - whom - whose - which - that and all of the W's + ever) e.g. The person THAT gave you the book is the boy WHO likes me.






25. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






28. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






30. Modern Language Association






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. Film - art - media and so on






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers. Each pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person and number. e.g. The BOYS are going to the game this weekend. THEY need to buy tickets.






46. 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






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






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






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






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