Language Levels
- Created by: beth.williamson26
- Created on: 21-12-16 14:19
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- Grammar and syntax
- Pronoun
- Personal
- Refer to people (I, her, she, we)
- Demonstrative
- Orientate reader towards a person, object, or idea
- 'This', 'that' 'these' those'
- Orientate reader towards a person, object, or idea
- Indefinite
- Refer to a person, object or idea that's non-specific
- Someone, anybody, everything
- Refer to a person, object or idea that's non-specific
- Personal
- Verb types
- Verbal
- External processes through speech
- Mental
- Internal processes
- Relational
- Properties or states of being
- Material
- Actions
- Verbal
- Nouns
- Proper
- Names, people or places
- Abstract
- States, feelings, concepts
- Concrete
- Countable/non-countable
- Proper
- Conjunction
- Co-ordinating
- Link words or phrases & clauses together where they're equal
- FANBOYS
- Link words or phrases & clauses together where they're equal
- Sub-ordinating
- Link clauses together to show one is dependent on the other
- because, what, if, that
- Link clauses together to show one is dependent on the other
- Co-ordinating
- Determiners
- Articles
- the (definite) a/an (indefinite)
- Possessives
- Show ownership (my, your, her, our)
- Quantifiers
- Show either speciic or non-specific quantities of a noun
- one, two (specific); some, any, a few (non-specific)
- Show either speciic or non-specific quantities of a noun
- Articles
- Adjectives & Adverbs
- Base
- Basic form (big, carefully)
- Comparative
- Compare 2 instances (+ 'more' or 'er')
- Superlative
- Compare more than 2 instances (+ 'most' or 'est')
- Modification
- Pre-modifier
- Post-modifier
- Base
- Sentences
- Types
- Simple (1 clause)
- Compound (2 clauses linked with a co-coordinating conjunction)
- Complex (main clause, conjunction & subordinate clause)
- Minor sentence (no verb)
- Declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, imperative
- Clauses
- Main clause (subject, verb & object); makes sense on own
- Subordinate clause (simple sentence; doesn't make sense on own)
- Relative clause (type of subordinate clause that describes noun; who, which, that)
- Phrases
- Noun phrases: starts with noun (The old city)
- Adjective phrase: starts with adjective (happy at his results)
- Preposition phrase: starts with preposition (under the weather)
- Passive voice: hides the speaker/subject
- Direct & reported speech
- Direct: exactly what someone has said ("Stop!")
- Reported: what has been said but not exact words (She said to stop.)
- Conditional sentence
- Contains 2 clauses. 1 part depends on the events or situation.
- E.g. If it's sunny on Saturday, we'll go to the beach.
- Contains 2 clauses. 1 part depends on the events or situation.
- Types
- Verb forms & tenses
- Active & Passive
- Active: subject does the action
- Passive: object has action done to it
- Present progressive: 'She is reading the book.'
- Past progressive: 'He was reading the book earlier.'
- Modal verbs
- Show the level of possibility, indicate ability, show obligation, give permission
- Subjunctive forms
- Shows something imagined, wished or possible.
- E.g. 'If I were stronger, I would lift that box.'
- Shows something imagined, wished or possible.
- Present and past perfect
- Present perfect form: use have/has (I have read...)
- Past perfect form: use had (He had left the room)
- Simple present: something which happens regularly (I walk to school)
- Simple past: something that's finished (I walked to school this morning)
- Auxiliary verbss
- Assist main verb in clause (to be, to have)
- Active & Passive
- Connective
- Word or phrase that links clauses or sentences (however, besides, what's more, also)
- Pronoun
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