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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling






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






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






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






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






6. Shows possession or ownership






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






8. 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






9. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. Study of the structure of words






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






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






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






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






27. The study of meaning in a language






28. 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.






29. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






30. 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






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






32. 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'






33. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






37. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






40. 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.






41. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball






42. 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






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






44. 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.






45. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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. Angela and Jay dance.






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






49. 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






50. 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.