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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating






2. 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.






3. 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






4. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






8. E.g. floor - desk - computer






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






12. The order in which events happen in time.






13. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.






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






15. Study of the structure of words






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






17. 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






18. 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) -






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






33. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






34. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






35. 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






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






37. Angela dances.






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






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






40. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






41. 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'






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






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






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






45. 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.






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. 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.






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






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






50. 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.