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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The study of meaning in a language






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Study of the history and origin of words






20. 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.






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






22. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






23. 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'






24. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






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






26. 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






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






28. Shows possession or ownership






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






30. Verbs that take a direct object - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming a reciver of the action Ex. Daniel (subject) threw (transitive verb) the ball (direct object).






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






32. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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. 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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. 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






48. 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.






49. 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.






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