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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






2. An interchange of the action started by the verb. There are only two in English: EACH OTHER for an involving two and ONE ANOTHER for an interaction involving three or more. e.g. After the debate - the two opponents shook hands with EACH OTHER.






3. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






4. E.g. floor - desk - computer






5. 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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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.






19. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






20. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






24. Marks






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






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






27. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.






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






29. 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






30. Angela dances.






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. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






33. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Modern Language Association






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






50. The study of meaning in a language