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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
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1. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling






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






3. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






7. E.g. floor - desk - computer






8. Marks






9. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






11. The study of meaning in a language






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






13. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






15. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






17. 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






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






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






20. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






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






25. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






26. 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'






27. Study of the structure of words






28. 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.






29. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.






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






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






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






33. 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.)






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






35. Modern Language Association






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






37. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






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