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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






2. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






7. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.






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






9. Angela dances.






10. Marks






11. An interchange of the action started by the verb. There are only two in English: EACH OTHER for an involving two and ONE ANOTHER for an interaction involving three or more. e.g. After the debate - the two opponents shook hands with EACH OTHER.






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






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






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






15. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






24. Modern Language Association






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






26. 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.






27. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.






28. American Psycological Association






29. 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'






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






40. Shows possession or ownership






41. Study of the structure of words






42. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






43. 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).






44. 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






45. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






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






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






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






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






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