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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.






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






3. 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






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






5. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions Ex: Perry wants to stay in shape - so he rides his bicycle for exercise.






6. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






8. Marks






9. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






12. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






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






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






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






16. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






17. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






19. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






20. The study of meaning in a language






21. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






23. 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.






24. 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).






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






26. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






28. 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.






29. 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






30. 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.






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. Angela dances.






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






46. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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