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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling






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






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






4. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?






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






6. 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.






7. The study of the structure of sentences






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. 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






16. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






17. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






21. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






24. 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.)






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. Film - art - media and so on






27. 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) -






28. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






29. 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.






30. Angela and Jay dance.






31. 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






32. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






33. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






34. 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'






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






36. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






37. 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).






38. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






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






40. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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