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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.






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






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






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






6. 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).






7. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






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






9. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Angela dances.






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






19. 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






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






21. 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.






22. 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






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






24. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






25. 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






26. 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.






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






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






29. Refer to or replace nouns in a general way. They are also used as adjectives. They are then followed by a noun - as in BOTH DOGS or EACH BOOK. all - any - anyone - both - each - either - every - many - neither - nobody - no one - nothing - other(s) -






30. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






31. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






35. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






37. 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






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






39. Shows possession or ownership






40. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






41. Angela and Jay dance.






42. 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.






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






44. Each other - one another






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






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






48. 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.)






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






50. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule