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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






2. The study of the structure of sentences






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






4. 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'






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






6. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






10. Study of the history and origin of words






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






22. Film - art - media and so on






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. The order in which events happen in time.






39. 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.






40. 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






41. E.g. floor - desk - computer






42. Shows possession or ownership






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






44. Each other - one another






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






46. 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).






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






48. Marks






49. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






50. 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