English Language Technique

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Nouns
naming words, e.g. London, book, romance
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Adjectives
describing nouns (and sometimes pronouns) e.g. large, sunny, featureless
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Verbs
doing words, e.g. jump, read, return
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Adverbs
describes verbs (and sometimes adjectives and other adverbs too) e.g. steadily, incredibly, sadly
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Pronouns
take the place of nouns, e.g. you, they, me, it
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Conjunctions
connecting words, e.g. and, or, but, because
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Prepositions
define relationships between words in terms of time, space and directions e.g. before, underneath, through
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Determiners
give specific kinds of information about a noun (e.g. quantity or possession) e.g. a, the, two, his, few, those
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Define the term syntax
The order of words (word classes can take different positions in a sentence, but there are grammatical rues about how they work with each other).
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Why does this sentence sound awkward: 'My blue old raincoat is now in tatters'.
because of less obvious rules about word order - you know that adjectives of size come before the of colour.
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Card 2

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describing nouns (and sometimes pronouns) e.g. large, sunny, featureless

Back

Adjectives

Card 3

Front

doing words, e.g. jump, read, return

Back

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Card 4

Front

describes verbs (and sometimes adjectives and other adverbs too) e.g. steadily, incredibly, sadly

Back

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Card 5

Front

take the place of nouns, e.g. you, they, me, it

Back

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