English key terms

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when the subject of a verb is the agent performing the action (e.g. the police caught the burglar
active voice
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a word that can be used to describe a noun
adjective
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a word that tells us more about a verb, adverb or adjective
adverb
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a word or group of words working as an adverb
adverbial
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a word or expression that refers back another part of the text
anaphoric reference
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listing without conjunctives
asyndetic listing
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a verb placed in front of a main verb
auxiliary verb
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a word or expression that refers forwards in a text
cataphoric reference
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groups of words commonly found together (e.g. driving rain)
collocation
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an adjective that makes a comparison usually ending in er
comparative
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Card 2

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a word that can be used to describe a noun

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adjective

Card 3

Front

a word that tells us more about a verb, adverb or adjective

Back

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Card 4

Front

a word or group of words working as an adverb

Back

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Card 5

Front

a word or expression that refers back another part of the text

Back

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