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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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'






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






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






4. 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






5. Modern Language Association






6. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






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






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






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






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






11. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






13. 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






14. 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.






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






16. Film - art - media and so on






17. 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






18. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






19. Shows possession or ownership






20. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.






21. Marks






22. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






23. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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






30. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






31. 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






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. Angela dances.






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






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. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.