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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner






2. A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Ex: If you want to stay healthy(dependent c.) - you must choose your food carefully(independent c.)






3. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating






11. 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.






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






13. 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






14. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






15. Each other - one another






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Angela and Jay dance.






22. 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.






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






24. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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.






34. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






37. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






38. 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) -






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






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






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






42. Study of the history and origin of words






43. 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






44. Film - art - media and so on






45. American Psycological Association






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






48. 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.






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






50. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing