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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition






2. 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'






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






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






5. American Psycological Association






6. 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






7. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






8. Shows possession or ownership






9. 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.)






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The study of the structure of sentences






18. 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).






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. Modern Language Association






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






29. Angela and Jay dance.






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






31. Study of the structure of words






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. 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






42. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves






43. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






46. 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






47. 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.






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






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






50. Each other - one another