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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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






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






8. E.g. floor - desk - computer






9. Study of the history and origin of words






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






11. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






13. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






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






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






19. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






23. Angela and Jay dance.






24. Angela dances.






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






26. A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Ex: If you want to stay healthy(dependent c.) - you must choose your food carefully(independent c.)






27. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






28. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






31. 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) -






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. The study of the structure of sentences






42. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






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






44. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






45. Marks






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






47. Every language as a dialect of an older communication form. Example: English two main dialects - British English and American English and they are close political allies






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






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