English Language vocab 101-120

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Direct object
An object directly affected by a verb process, e.g. in 'I gave him the pen' 'pen' is directly affected by the giving and is the direct object.
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Indirect object
An object indirectly affected by a verb process, e.g. in 'I gave him the pen', 'him' is the indirect object.
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Ditransitive verb
A verb that requires two objects to form a double-object construction.
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Monotransitive verb
A verb that only requires one object.
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Intransitive verb
A verb process such as 'yawned' or 'slept' that has no object.
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Sentence structures
The kind of sentence(s) used by the writer for impact and effect.
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Simple sentence
A sentence consisting of a single main clause.
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Compound sentence
A sentence containing two or more main clauses, connected by subordinating conjunctions, or sometimes just separated by punctuation.
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Coordinating conjunctions
Words such as and, but and or that link clauses to form compound sentences.
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Complex sentences
A sentence containing a main clause with one more subordinate or dependent clauses, often connected with a subordinating conjunction.
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Main clause
A clause that can stand independently and make sense on its own.
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Subordinate clause
A clause that is dependent on another to complete the full meaning of a sentence.
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Subordinating conjunctions
Words such as because, although and while that link a main clause to a number of subordinate clauses in complex sentences.
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Compound-complex sentence
A sentence containing at least two main clauses and at lease one subordinate clause.
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Lexical onomatopoeia
Actual lexical items that rely on similarity between sound and meaning.
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Alliteration
A sequence of words beginning with the same sound.
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Non-lexical onomatopoeia
'Non-words' that work in the same way as lexical onomatopoeia.
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Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds for effect.
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Consonance
The repetition of consonant sounds for effect.
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Phonological manipulation
The ways in which text producers play with sounds and their effects.
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An object indirectly affected by a verb process, e.g. in 'I gave him the pen', 'him' is the indirect object.

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Indirect object

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A verb that requires two objects to form a double-object construction.

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Card 4

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A verb that only requires one object.

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Card 5

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A verb process such as 'yawned' or 'slept' that has no object.

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