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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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.






2. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






3. 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






4. The study of meaning in a language






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






12. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






13. 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.






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






18. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






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






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






21. Film - art - media and so on






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






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






32. 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'






33. American Psycological Association






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






35. 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.






36. Each other - one another






37. Angela and Jay dance.






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. The order in which events happen in time.






43. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






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






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






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






47. 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






48. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






50. 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.