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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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






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






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






4. Shows possession or ownership






5. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






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






10. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






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






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






16. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






18. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






19. 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.






20. Study of the history and origin of words






21. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect






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






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






24. Marks






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






31. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






32. Study of the structure of words






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






34. 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.






35. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






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






40. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.






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






42. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






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






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






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






46. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






48. 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.






49. Modern Language Association






50. American Psycological Association