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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
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1. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Modern Language Association






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






8. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.






9. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






11. 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






12. Study of the history and origin of words






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






19. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






32. 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'






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






34. 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.






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






36. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






41. Verb preceded by 'to' and the base form of a verb - such as 'to see' or 'to leave'. It can function as an adjective - adverb - or noun






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






43. 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.






44. Study of the structure of words






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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.