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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. The study of meaning in a language






8. Study of the structure of words






9. 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






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






11. 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.)






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






13. 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.






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






15. Refer to or replace nouns in a general way. They are also used as adjectives. They are then followed by a noun - as in BOTH DOGS or EACH BOOK. all - any - anyone - both - each - either - every - many - neither - nobody - no one - nothing - other(s) -






16. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






17. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. 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






27. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question






28. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.






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






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






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






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






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






34. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. American Psycological Association






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






42. Marks






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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







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