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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






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






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






4. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






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






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






7. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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).






13. The study of meaning in a language






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






15. 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).






16. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






22. 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) -






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






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






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






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






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






28. The order in which events happen in time.






29. 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'






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






39. 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






40. Shows possession or ownership






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






50. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning