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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Study of the structure of words






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






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






4. 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.






5. Angela and Jay dance.






6. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






10. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






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






15. Marks






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






17. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






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






19. Shows possession or ownership






20. Study of the history and origin of words






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






22. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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






29. 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) -






30. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






31. 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).






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






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






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






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






36. Film - art - media and so on






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






38. 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.






39. E.g. floor - desk - computer






40. Reflexive pronouns that emphasize a noun or another pronoun e.g. Jon HIMSELF - she HERSELF - the group THEMSELVES We OURSELVES formed the new drama club.






41. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






42. 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.






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






44. 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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. 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.)






50. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message