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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
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1. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






10. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






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






12. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






14. Each other - one another






15. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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).






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






23. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






26. 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






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






28. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language






29. Study of the history and origin of words






30. 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.)






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






32. 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.






33. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. Angela dances.






47. 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






48. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






49. Film - art - media and so on






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