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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Study of the history and origin of words






2. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






3. 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.






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






5. American Psycological Association






6. 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).






7. 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






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






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






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






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






14. The study of meaning in a language






15. Angela dances.






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. Modern Language Association






29. 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.






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






31. Angela and Jay dance.






32. 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.






33. The study of the structure of sentences






34. 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






35. 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






36. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






37. Study of the structure of words






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






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






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






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






42. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






44. 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






45. E.g. floor - desk - computer






46. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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







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