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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






3. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






4. 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.






5. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






7. Study of the history and origin of words






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






9. E.g. floor - desk - computer






10. 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.






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






12. Study of the structure of words






13. 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).






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Angela dances.






30. 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).






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






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






33. The study of meaning in a language






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






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. The order in which events happen in time.






43. 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.






44. American Psycological Association






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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