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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






4. 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.)






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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).






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






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






36. Marks






37. Modern Language Association






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






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






40. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






41. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






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






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






47. Angela and Jay dance.






48. Shows possession or ownership






49. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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