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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.






2. 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






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






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






5. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.






6. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -






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






8. 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






9. Marks






10. 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.






11. 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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. Film - art - media and so on






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






18. 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






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






20. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






21. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. Angela dances.






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






29. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. The order in which events happen in time.






40. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






44. 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) -






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






46. Modern Language Association






47. 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'






48. 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






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






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