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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition






2. 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).






3. 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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






13. The study of the structure of sentences






14. Film - art - media and so on






15. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.






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






25. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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.






29. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






30. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






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






32. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






34. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room






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






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






37. Study of the history and origin of words






38. Angela and Jay dance.






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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.)






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






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






45. 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.






46. 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






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






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






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






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