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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Film - art - media and so on






2. 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.)






3. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.






4. 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.






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






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






7. American Psycological Association






8. Angela dances.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Each other - one another






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






16. 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






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






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






19. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






21. 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).






22. E.g. floor - desk - computer






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






31. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






33. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






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






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






39. Modern Language Association






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






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