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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






2. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth






3. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






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






5. 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'






6. 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.






7. 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) -






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






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






10. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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






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






15. These help the main word verb describe action that happened in the past - is happening in the present - or will happen in the future; have - had - has - could - will have - will - shall - am - is






16. The order in which events happen in time.






17. Each other - one another






18. Marks






19. 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.






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






21. 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






22. 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.






23. 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






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






25. 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.






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






27. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The study of meaning in a language






39. 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.






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






41. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. 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).






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






49. 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






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