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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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






2. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






5. Angela and Jay dance.






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






7. 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






8. Marks






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






10. Shows possession or ownership






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






12. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Angela dances.






18. Anglo - Saxon - which is a dialect of West Germanic. Half of the words in English come from French. Scientific words in English often have Greek or Latin roots.






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






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






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






22. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






26. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






28. 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.






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






31. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






32. 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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. The study of the structure of sentences






42. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






44. The order in which events happen in time.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Joins a dependent clause to an independent clause (who - whom - whose - which - that and all of the W's + ever) e.g. The person THAT gave you the book is the boy WHO likes me.