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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. Angela dances.






9. 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






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






11. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






12. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers. Each pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person and number. e.g. The BOYS are going to the game this weekend. THEY need to buy tickets.






13. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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. 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).






23. 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.






24. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






27. Marks






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






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






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






31. Film - art - media and so on






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






33. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe






34. The study of the structure of sentences






35. 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.)






36. 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.






37. 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






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






39. 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.






40. 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).






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






48. 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






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






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