Key of English 5 - Syntax 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageInvestigating languageA2/A-levelOCR Created by: lwilson23Created on: 07-01-19 15:47 Sentence A set of words that is complete in itself 1 of 37 Pre-modification A word placed before a noun but after a determiner 2 of 37 Post-modification A word placed after another word 3 of 37 Phrase A string of words which creates a clause 4 of 37 Noun phrase A determiner followed by a premodifier followed by a head noun (e.g. 'the silver car') 5 of 37 Verb phrase A string of verbs (e.g. 'have to') 6 of 37 Adverb phrase A string of adverbs (e.g. 'right here') 7 of 37 Prepositional phrase A phrase that begins with a preposition (e.g. 'under the bridge') 8 of 37 Clause Must have a main verb, often follow an S-V-O, S-V-C or S-V-O-C-A pattern 9 of 37 Main clause Independent, can stand and be understood on its own 10 of 37 Dependent (subordinate) clause Begins with a subordinating conjunction and can't be understood in isolation 11 of 37 Relative clause Type of subordinate clause, provides extra information about one of the nouns in the clause through the use of a relative pronoun 12 of 37 Adverbial clause Functions as an adverbial within the main clause 13 of 37 Verbless clause Clause without a verb 14 of 37 Non-finite clause Can be recognised by an infinitive, present participle or past participle verb at the beginning of the clause 15 of 37 Conditional clause A type of subordinate clause that usually begins with 'if' or 'unless' 16 of 37 Comparative clause A subordinate clause type that creates either equal or unequal comparison by using 'as' (equal) or 'than' (unequal) 17 of 37 Subject The main topic/thing in a sentence - usually placed at the beginning 18 of 37 Object The thing in a sentence that has something happen to it as a result of the action of the subject - usually appears at end 19 of 37 Verb Verb/verb phrase in a sentence, describes what is happening and is usually found in the middle 20 of 37 Adverbial Describes where, why and how something happens - usually appears at end 21 of 37 Complement Provides additional information about either the subject or the object of a sentence 22 of 37 Minor sentence Doesn't contain a main verb or follow a classical pattern 23 of 37 Simple sentence Contains one independent main clause 24 of 37 Compound sentence Contains two main clauses linked with a coordinating conjunction 25 of 37 Complex sentence Contains a main clause linked to a subordinate clause via subordinating conjunction 26 of 37 Compound-complex sentence At least two independent main clauses linked to a subordinate clause 27 of 37 Declarative sentence A sentence which passes on information (e.g. 'Today is a lovely day.') 28 of 37 Interrogative sentence Questions (e.g. 'What is the time?') 29 of 37 Imperative sentence Commands (e.g. 'Write this down.') 30 of 37 Exclamatory sentence Sentences which are dramatic/urgent in tenor with exclamation mark (e.g. 'Get out!') 31 of 37 Ellipsis Omission of words within a sentence 32 of 37 Parallelism Repetition of structures 33 of 37 Asyndetic listing Listing using only commas (e.g. 'I ate sausage, bacon, eggs') 34 of 37 Syndetic listing Listing using commas and then 'and' at the end 35 of 37 Polysyndetic listing Listing using the coordinating conjunction 'and' between each noun 36 of 37 Parenthesis Bracketing using commas, hyphens or brackets 37 of 37
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