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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






2. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






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






7. Marks






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






9. Modern Language Association






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






11. Film - art - media and so on






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 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) -






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






27. 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






28. 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.






29. American Psycological Association






30. The study of meaning in a language






31. 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.






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






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






34. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.






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






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






37. 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'






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)






43. 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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. The study of the structure of sentences






50. The order in which events happen in time.