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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.






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






3. Each other - one another






4. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. 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






15. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. American Psycological Association






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






23. 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).






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






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






26. 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






27. 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.






28. The study of the structure of sentences






29. Marks






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






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






32. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)






33. 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.






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






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






36. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






38. 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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






44. Angela dances.






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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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'






50. Study of the history and origin of words