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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Each other - one another






2. Study of the structure of words






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






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






5. Shows possession or ownership






6. 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.)






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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






13. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






14. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






15. 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






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






17. 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.






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






19. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.






20. 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.






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






27. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age






28. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






37. The study of meaning in a language






38. 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).






39. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






40. 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.






41. Refer to people or animals - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - me - him - her - us - them e.g. THEY told US that THEY were going to meet HER at the mall.






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






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






44. 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) -






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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