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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves






6. 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






7. 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






8. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






9. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






10. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






23. 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.)






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. Study of the structure of words






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






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






36. Angela dances.






37. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






40. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






46. 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) -






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






48. The order in which events happen in time.






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






50. Modern Language Association