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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Shows possession or ownership






14. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what






15. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






16. Study of the structure of words






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






18. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.)






23. 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) -






24. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






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






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






30. Angela and Jay dance.






31. 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.






32. Verbs that take a direct object - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming a reciver of the action Ex. Daniel (subject) threw (transitive verb) the ball (direct object).






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






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






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






36. Modern Language Association






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






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






39. 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






40. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






41. Marks






42. 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






43. 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.






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






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 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.






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






50. 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.