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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. Modern Language Association






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






13. 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






14. 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) -






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






23. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






25. 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).






26. 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'






27. 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.






28. Study of the history and origin of words






29. 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).






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






31. 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.






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






39. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






40. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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. Angela dances.






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






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






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






47. 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.)






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






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






50. 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.