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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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.






2. Study of the history and origin of words






3. 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.






4. 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






5. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






6. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






7. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.






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






9. Modern Language Association






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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).






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






22. Marks






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






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






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






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






27. 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) -






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






29. American Psycological Association






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






31. 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






32. Angela and Jay dance.






33. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






38. 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'






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






40. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






43. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






45. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -






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. 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






48. 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).






49. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe






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.