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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






10. Each other - one another






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






12. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






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






14. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






17. Film - art - media and so on






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






19. 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.






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. Study of the history and origin of words






25. 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






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






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






28. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






34. 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.






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






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






37. Modern Language Association






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






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






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






42. 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).






43. 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'






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






45. 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






46. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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. 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) -






49. 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.






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