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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






2. 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.






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






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






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






7. Study of the history and origin of words






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






9. Unnatural language - such as cliches and inappropriate jargon - Nonstandard language or unparallel construction - Errors such as disagreement between pronouns and referent - Short - stilted sentences; run - on sentenences; or sentence fragments






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






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






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






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






14. Film - art - media and so on






15. American Psycological Association






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. Angela and Jay dance.






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






24. Each other - one another






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






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






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






28. Modern Language Association






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






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






31. 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.






32. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






43. Marks






44. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing






45. 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






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






47. 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.






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






49. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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







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