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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Shows possession or ownership






2. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






3. Anglo - Saxon - which is a dialect of West Germanic. Half of the words in English come from French. Scientific words in English often have Greek or Latin roots.






4. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






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






18. Film - art - media and so on






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. Marks






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






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






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






32. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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






43. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language






50. 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