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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.






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






3. 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.






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






5. 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






6. Marks






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






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






9. Study of the history and origin of words






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






11. 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).






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






13. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






14. 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






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






16. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






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






18. E.g. floor - desk - computer






19. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.






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






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






22. A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period






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






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






25. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






26. 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.






27. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






28. 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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. Angela and Jay dance.






35. Film - art - media and so on






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






37. 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.






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. The study of the structure of sentences






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






45. Shows possession or ownership






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






47. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






49. American Psycological Association






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