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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






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






3. 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).






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






5. 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






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






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






8. American Psycological Association






9. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






10. 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).






11. 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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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






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






18. The study of meaning in a language






19. Shows possession or ownership






20. Verb preceded by 'to' and the base form of a verb - such as 'to see' or 'to leave'. It can function as an adjective - adverb - or noun






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






22. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






25. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






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






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






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






29. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






31. Study of the history and origin of words






32. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






42. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






44. The order in which events happen in time.






45. 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






46. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.






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






48. 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.






49. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






50. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule