Grammar 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguagegrammarA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: CharlGoddardCreated on: 07-05-15 11:04 Adjective a word that describes a noun, e.g the wooden table 1 of 24 adverb a word that describes the action of a verb , e.g the cat jumped swiftly 2 of 24 anaphoric a form of reffering in which a pronoun or noun ohrase points back to something mentioned earlier 3 of 24 antonyms words that are opposite in meaning e.g dark/light 4 of 24 clause a group of words, usually with a finite verb. 5 of 24 collocation two or more words that frequently appear as part of a set phrase 6 of 24 colloquial an everyday or non-formal quality of writing, often characterized by the use of slang or non-standard features 7 of 24 complement a clause element that adds extra information about the subject or object of the clause, e.g the student was TIRED 8 of 24 convergence a process of linguisitc change in which accents or dialects become more alike 9 of 24 declarative a grammatical mood that expresses a statement, e.g my name is charlotte and i am 17 years old 10 of 24 denotation the dictionary definition of a word 11 of 24 divergence a process in which accents or dialects move further apart and the differences between them increase. 12 of 24 hyperbole a deliberate and extravagant axaggeration 13 of 24 idiom a sequence of words that us a unit of meaning 14 of 24 imperative a grammatical mood expressing a directive (command or warning) 15 of 24 intensifier a word or phrase that adds emphasis, e,g awfully, terribly 16 of 24 intonation the tone of voice in speech 17 of 24 modifier a word that specifies the nature of another word or tells us more about it . Adverbs and adjectives act as modifiers 18 of 24 noun a word class with a naming function, which can be used as a subject or an object of a clause. 19 of 24 patterning language used in such a way as to create discernible patterns, perhaps through imagery, or a repeated symbol 20 of 24 personification the attribution of human feelings, emotions, sensations or physical attributes to an inanimate object 21 of 24 pronoun a word that stands for a noun, e.g kate 22 of 24 sequencing the rules governing the succession of utterances in discourse 23 of 24 verb a word that expresses actions, states of being or processes. 24 of 24
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