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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.






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






8. E.g. floor - desk - computer






9. 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.






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






11. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






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






13. 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






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






15. Study of the structure of words






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. Each other - one another






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






19. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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.






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






32. Marks






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






34. 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).






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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.






40. Angela dances.






41. 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.






42. The study of meaning in a language






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






44. American Psycological Association






45. Shows possession or ownership






46. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






47. 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.






48. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating






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






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