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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Modern Language Association






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






7. Angela and Jay dance.






8. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






21. Shows possession or ownership






22. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






30. 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).






31. 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'






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






33. Marks






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






35. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






37. 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.






38. Film - art - media and so on






39. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






40. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






50. Angela dances.







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