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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






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






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






4. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






5. Marks






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. Each other - one another






11. 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






12. 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).






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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'






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






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






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






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






28. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. The order in which events happen in time.






39. 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.






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






41. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






42. American Psycological Association






43. 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






44. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






47. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






48. 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






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






50. The study of the structure of sentences