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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Marks






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






3. 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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






9. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






12. Each other - one another






13. 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






14. An interchange of the action started by the verb. There are only two in English: EACH OTHER for an involving two and ONE ANOTHER for an interaction involving three or more. e.g. After the debate - the two opponents shook hands with EACH OTHER.






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






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






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






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






19. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.






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






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






22. Angela dances.






23. 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.






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






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






26. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






27. 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.






28. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. American Psycological Association






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






36. 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






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






38. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






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






43. 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) -






44. 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.






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






46. 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).






47. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute






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






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






50. 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