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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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.






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






3. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






4. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. 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'






15. 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.)






16. 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).






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






18. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






19. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






20. Marks






21. 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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. Film - art - media and so on






46. 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






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






48. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






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






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