English Key terms

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Adjective
word that modifies a noun e.g. red chair
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Adverb
word that modifies a verb e.g. he ran quickly
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Affix
form attached to a word to make more complex eg. un-kind
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Ambiguous
Expresses more than one meaning
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Amelioration
change of meaning - eg. wicked (evil) > wicked (good)
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Anaphora
referring back to something already said eg. When Mary was born SHE was tiny
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Antonym
opposite meaning eg. good/bad, single/married
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Appostitional Phrase
2 noun phrases next to one another, 2nd adding more detail eg. Mr Jones, the art teacher
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Assonance
recurrent use of same/similar vowel sounds eg. enginEEr , stEEring, vEEr
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Asyndetic List
list WITHOUT the use of 'and' (use all commas)
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Auxiliary verb
verb used alongside a lexical verb to make distinctions eg. she is going...is = aux. going = verb
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Attributive adjective
another word for premodification
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Blend
2 words blended eg. brunch
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Cliche
expression that is over used
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clipping aka. reduction
new word formed by shortening an existing word eg. examination > exam, telephone > phone.
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Collective Noun
noun that denotes a group eg. army, flock. Be careful not to get mixed up with plurals eg. 'masters'
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Cohesion
links made between sentences and paragraphs
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Collocation
two words often paired with one another eg. tea time, fish and chips
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Common noun
noun that refers to a class of objects or components eg. chair
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Comparative
adjective comparison eg. bigger, better
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Compound Adjective
adjective made up of 2 words eg. bald-headed
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Compound sentence
sentence with two independent clasues joined by connective
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Concrete nouns
refer to physical entites eg. book, train, car, table
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Conjuction
word thatconnects words or other constructions eg. cat AND dog. or subordinating conjuction =because
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Connotation
personal, emotional or implied meaning
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Contraction
the elisoon of syllables to create shortened version eg. can't
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Demotic register
language sounds more colloquial, friendly and relaxed.
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Demonstrative pronoun
eg. this/that
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Denotation
The dictionary meaning
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Determiner
item that goes with noun to express quantity eg. the,a, some, each
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Dysphemism
language that emphasises unpleasantness eg. he DIED - instead of he's passed away
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Elision
the omission of sounds eg. bacon 'n' eggs
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Ellipsis
the omission of part of a sentence (not a ...)
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Euphemism
vague or indirect expression to soften the meaning (opposite of Dysphemism) he passed away > rather than = he's died
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Evalulative modifier
adjectives that express opinion eg. GOOD times
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Figurative language
non- literal. Includes Similes, metaphors, personification
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tense
1st person = I, we, us my 2nd = you, your 3rd = he, his, hers, theirs
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Homophones
words with same pronunciation but diff. meanings eg. rowed, road, which, witch
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Idiom
Common sayings, tend to be figurative eg. raining cats and dogs
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Independent Clause
clause that can make sense by itself
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Inflection
affix that shows tense eg. walkED
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Interjection
class of words with emotive meaning eg. Yuk! Gosh! Oh dear!
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Interpersonally
interaction between 2 people
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Metonymy
semantic change, a part is used to refer to the whole thing eg. crown =king
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Mitigated directive
polite imperative eg. please give me whatever money you can
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Minor sentence aka fragment
no verb eg. No way
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Neologism
new word eg. selfie
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Noun
word with naming function
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Parenthisis
cokmas, brackets, hyphens used to add additional info
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Pleonasm
use more words than need
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Pronoun
replaces a noun eg. he, she, they
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Quantifier
expresses amount eg. all, some, each
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Received pronunciation
Queen's English
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Relative Pronoun
item which intoduces a dependent clause eg. the car WHICH was sold
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Sociolect
linguistic varitey defined by certain people eg. occupational language, language of middle class
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Stative verbs
verbs that express a state of affairs eg. know, seem
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Subordination
eg. they left AFTER THE SHOW ENDED
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Syndetic list
list WITH the use of 'and'
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Synecdoche
figure of sppech in which the part is used for the whole eg. look at my new WHEELS (car)
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Vocative
word/phrase used to address someone you know personally eg. Grandma
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word that modifies a verb e.g. he ran quickly

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Adverb

Card 3

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form attached to a word to make more complex eg. un-kind

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Card 4

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Expresses more than one meaning

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Card 5

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change of meaning - eg. wicked (evil) > wicked (good)

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