AS English language terminology 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageTerminolgyASWJEC Created by: CharlGoddardCreated on: 04-05-15 18:48 Euphenism A polite way of saying something 1 of 26 collective noun a group of things, e.g a flock 2 of 26 dynamic verb actions, e.g hit, kill, write 3 of 26 stative verb states of being 4 of 26 declarative a statement, e.g my name is charlotte 5 of 26 interrogative questions 6 of 26 directives commands/orders 7 of 26 adverbial phrase a phrase that modifies a verb(action) 8 of 26 auxiliary verb a verb used in forming the tenses, moods and voices of other verbs. The verbs be,do,have- they are followe by another verb 9 of 26 modal auxiliary verb help others verbs to express a meaning, e.g could,would,should,may,might 10 of 26 determiner a word(s) used before a noun to indicate whether the noun is something specifc or general, e.g THE dog 11 of 26 idiom an expression that has a special meaning as a whole and which cannot be translated word by word, e.g i had a ball ( i had a very good time) 12 of 26 infinitive the name or base form of the verb with to. Infinitives can be used as a noun. 13 of 26 personification this is a type of metaphor, where an object or situation is given human qualities, e. the wind wailed 14 of 26 verb A word that expresses actions, states of being 15 of 26 Anaphoric A form of reffering in which a pronoun or noun phrase points back to something mentioned earlier 16 of 26 Antonyms Words that are oppsite in meaning, e,g dark/light 17 of 26 Collocation Two or more words that frequently appear as part of a set phrase 18 of 26 Colloquial an everyday or informal quality of writing, usually slang or non standard english 19 of 26 complement a clause element that adds extra info about the subject or object, e,g the student was tired(comes after object/subject) 20 of 26 Convergence a process of lingustic change in which accents or dialects become more alike 21 of 26 Divergence A process in which accents or dialects move further apart and the difference between them increases 22 of 26 Hyperbole deliberate exaggeration 23 of 26 Intensifier a word/phrase that adds emphasis 24 of 26 Intonation the tone of voice in speech 25 of 26 modifier tells us more about another word 26 of 26
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