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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






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






3. 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.






4. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






5. Study of the structure of words






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. 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






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






23. The study of the structure of sentences






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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






28. Each other - one another






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






36. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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






46. 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.






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






48. The study of meaning in a language






49. 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).






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