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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. Verb that can be used as a adjective. Present ends in - ing -----*Past ends in ed.- d -- t -- en -- n (The TERRIFYING movie was rated 'R') Ex. 'singing waiter' and 'baked goods'






3. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






4. 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.






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






6. 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






7. 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.






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






18. Film - art - media and so on






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






20. 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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. Angela dances.






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






34. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






36. 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






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






38. 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) -






39. 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.






40. 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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. American Psycological Association






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






47. 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).






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






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






50. Each other - one another