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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






14. Anglo - Saxon - which is a dialect of West Germanic. Half of the words in English come from French. Scientific words in English often have Greek or Latin roots.






15. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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).






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






23. 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






24. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






27. 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'






28. 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






29. 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.






30. The study of the structure of sentences






31. Angela dances.






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






33. 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.)






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






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






36. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






38. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






39. Study of the structure of words






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






41. 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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Each other - one another






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






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







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