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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. Modern Language Association






10. 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'






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






25. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






28. 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






29. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






30. 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






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






32. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






33. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert






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






35. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.






36. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






37. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






38. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






41. Each other - one another






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






43. Refer to people or animals - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - me - him - her - us - them e.g. THEY told US that THEY were going to meet HER at the mall.






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






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






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






48. Film - art - media and so on






49. 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






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