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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Marks






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






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






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






5. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






7. 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.






8. 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) -






9. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what






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






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






12. 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






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. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






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






25. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






29. The study of the structure of sentences






30. 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'






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






43. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






44. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






46. The order in which events happen in time.






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






48. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






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






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