English Key Words 1 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageText VarietiesASAQA Created by: charles kohnCreated on: 01-11-13 08:00 Pronoun-person E.G. I,you, she, they 1 of 41 Pronoun-possessive E.G. my, his our, their 2 of 41 pronoun-reflexive E.G. myself, himself, themselves 3 of 41 Pronoun-demonstrative E.G. this, these, that, those 4 of 41 Pronoun-relative E.G. who, whom, which 5 of 41 Noun-proper refers to name/people/place. E.G. london, Charles 6 of 41 Noun-abstract refers to feelings (no physical existence). E.G. pain 7 of 41 noun-concrete refers to objects (physical existence). E.G. table 8 of 41 Mode Written/Spoken 9 of 41 Purpose-Multi/Dual More then 1 purpose/2 clear purposes 10 of 41 Register Formal/Informal 11 of 41 Specialist Register Terms that exclude people (specialists would use them) E.G Primary Sector 12 of 41 Jargon Terms that exclude people (specialists do not use them) E.G light sabre 13 of 41 Colloquialism Informal terms used in everyday language 14 of 41 Slang Colloquialism 15 of 41 Lexis Wide/Narrow range VOCAB 16 of 41 Semantics Actual meaning of a word 17 of 41 Pragmatics Implied meaning of a word 18 of 41 Denotation Dictionary meaning of a word 19 of 41 Connotation Associations made with words 20 of 41 Euphemism a socially except able word/phrase used to avoid talking about something distasteful. 21 of 41 Dysphemism a harsh 'to the point' (taboo term), sometimes used for a dark humorous effect. 22 of 41 Main verb verb that details with the main process in a verb 23 of 41 Auxiliary verb a verb that supports or helps another 24 of 41 Negating particle A small word used to form a negative construction. E.G. not 25 of 41 Obligatory Component An additional part of a verb phrase that may be present 26 of 41 Primary auxilairy Used to denote tense changes. E.G. do, be, have 27 of 41 Modal auxiliary verb A verb that never appears on its own and is used to express possibility, probability, certainty, necessity or obligation 28 of 41 Synonymy Words with similar semantic value 29 of 41 Antonymy Words with opposite semantic value 30 of 41 Modifier Describing word 31 of 41 Main clause A clause that makes sense on its own 32 of 41 Subordinate clause A clause that is dependent on another to complete the sentence 33 of 41 Simple sentence A sentence consisting of 1 main clause 34 of 41 Compound sentence A sentence consisting of 2 or more main clauses 35 of 41 Complex sentance A sentence containing a main clause with a subordinate clause 36 of 41 Comparative Adjective ending in ER 37 of 41 Superlative Adjectives ending in EST 38 of 41 Declarative Statement 39 of 41 Imperative Command 40 of 41 Intenogative Question 41 of 41
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