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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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).






8. Angela dances.






9. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. The study of meaning in a language






18. 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) -






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






20. At least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses Ex: When Sara turned seven (dependent c) - her mother planned a birthday party for her (independent c) - and Sara invited everyone in her class (independent c).






21. Marks






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Study of the structure of words






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






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






39. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.






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






41. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






48. 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






49. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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