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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute






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






3. 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.






4. The order in which events happen in time.






5. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






15. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






24. Study of the structure of words






25. Marks






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






38. Modern Language Association






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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






43. When the action begins in the past but concludes in the present e.g. Tom 'has ordered' the same thing for lunch every day this month.






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






45. 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) -






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






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






48. 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.






49. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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