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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






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






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. 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) -






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






13. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






17. Film - art - media and so on






18. 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.






19. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






23. Marks






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






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






26. 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.






27. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






39. 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






40. The order in which events happen in time.






41. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






44. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






45. 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






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






48. 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.






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






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