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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






2. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






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






4. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






6. 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






7. 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).






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






9. 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) -






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






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






12. The study of meaning in a language






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. Angela and Jay dance.






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






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






29. Marks






30. 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






31. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






32. 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






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






34. 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.






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






36. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






39. 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'






40. 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






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






42. 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.






43. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






47. Shows possession or ownership






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






49. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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