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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age






2. 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) -






3. Study of the structure of words






4. Film - art - media and so on






5. 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.






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






7. 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






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






9. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe






10. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






13. 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






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






15. The order in which events happen in time.






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






17. 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).






18. 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






19. 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.)






20. 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.






21. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






22. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






25. 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'






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






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






28. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






46. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






50. The study of the structure of sentences