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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






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






3. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






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






10. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Marks






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






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. 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






28. Study of the structure of words






29. 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






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






31. 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.)






32. 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.






33. Film - art - media and so on






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






35. The study of the structure of sentences






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






37. Angela and Jay dance.






38. Reflexive pronouns that emphasize a noun or another pronoun e.g. Jon HIMSELF - she HERSELF - the group THEMSELVES We OURSELVES formed the new drama club.






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






40. 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.






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






42. American Psycological Association






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






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






45. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






46. 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.






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






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






49. Modern Language Association






50. 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