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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






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






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






4. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






5. 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






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






7. 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.






8. Each other - one another






9. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






14. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






17. 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.






18. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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. Modern Language Association






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. The order in which events happen in time.






27. 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.






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






29. Angela and Jay dance.






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






31. The study of meaning in a language






32. A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future e.g. By this time next year - Stephen 'will have completed' all the course work for his HVAC certification.






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






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






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






36. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.






37. Shows possession or ownership






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






39. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






40. 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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






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