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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. American Psycological Association






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Verbs that do not require an object to express their meaning - the action they express is complete by itself - 'eat' 'Jump' e.g. The cat napped






10. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






11. 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).






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






13. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






14. E.g. floor - desk - computer






15. Marks






16. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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






23. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






24. Angela dances.






25. 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.






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






27. Study of the history and origin of words






28. 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






29. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room






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






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






32. The order in which events happen in time.






33. The study of the structure of sentences






34. 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.






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






36. 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).






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






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






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






40. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






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






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






43. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert






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






45. 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






46. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






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






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






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