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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






4. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. Study of the structure of words






12. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)






13. Study of the history and origin of words






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






15. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






17. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






21. Angela dances.






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






29. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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






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






35. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






41. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






42. The study of meaning in a language






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






44. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






48. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






49. 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






50. 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.)