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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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






2. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






7. Study of the structure of words






8. 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






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






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






11. The order in which events happen in time.






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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) -






21. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






24. Study of the history and origin of words






25. 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






26. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






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






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






32. Angela dances.






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






34. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






37. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






39. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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).






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






48. 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.






49. American Psycological Association






50. Specialized language of a particular group or culture