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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question






2. 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.






3. The study of meaning in a language






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






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






9. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






10. Shows possession or ownership






11. 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






12. 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.






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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).






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






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






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






28. American Psycological Association






29. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The order in which events happen in time.






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






38. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






40. Unnatural language - such as cliches and inappropriate jargon - Nonstandard language or unparallel construction - Errors such as disagreement between pronouns and referent - Short - stilted sentences; run - on sentenences; or sentence fragments






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






42. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling






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






44. Study of the history and origin of words






45. 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.






46. Marks






47. 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.






48. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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