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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
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1. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Each other - one another






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. 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).






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






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






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






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






21. 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).






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






29. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






32. The study of meaning in a language






33. 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






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






35. Angela dances.






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






37. 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.






38. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






40. 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.






41. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






49. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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