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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Shows possession or ownership






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






5. 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'






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






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






8. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






13. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






14. 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.






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






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






17. Unnatural language - such as cliches and inappropriate jargon - Nonstandard language or unparallel construction - Errors such as disagreement between pronouns and referent - Short - stilted sentences; run - on sentenences; or sentence fragments






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






19. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






22. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






31. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






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






33. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






35. Angela and Jay dance.






36. Study of the structure of words






37. 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






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






39. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






42. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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






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