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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






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






3. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






5. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe






13. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






14. Film - art - media and so on






15. 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).






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






17. 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.






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. Modern Language Association






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






21. 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'






22. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. E.g. floor - desk - computer






27. 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.)






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






29. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. Angela and Jay dance.






36. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






46. 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.






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






48. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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