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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The study of meaning in a language






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






3. 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.






4. 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






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






6. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






7. 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).






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. Modern Language Association






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






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






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






27. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






29. Study of the structure of words






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






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






32. Angela dances.






33. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






36. 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.






37. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






39. 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.)






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






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






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






43. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. Shows possession or ownership






50. 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