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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






4. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






8. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






9. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition






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






11. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.






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






13. 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'






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






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






16. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






19. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)






20. Study of the history and origin of words






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






22. The study of meaning in a language






23. 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






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






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






26. 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.






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






29. Shows possession or ownership






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






31. 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






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






33. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






34. 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






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






36. Modern Language Association






37. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






44. Angela dances.






45. 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.






46. Angela and Jay dance.






47. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children






48. 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.






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






50. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise