key words and defintions

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stative verb
state of subjct or situation. the four groups are felling sense belongings and thinking
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dynamic verbs
action or expression
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irregular verb
in the past tense the word doent emd in 'ed'
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simple sentence
have one idea and one main verb
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compound sentence
two ideas each containing a main verb, joined together with a conjunction
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complex sentence
two oe more ideas each with a verb, joined by punctuation and has an independaent and dependant clause
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minor sentence
incomplete sentence that doesnt make sense on its own. either one word or dependent clause
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independent clause
when part of a sentence makes sense by itslf
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dependant clause
when part of a sentence doesn't make sense by itself
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common noun
things into general types or categories
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proper nouns
specific people or places. usually with an initial capital letter. dont usually appear after 'a' or 'the'
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concrete noun
physical things like people, objects and places- things can be touched and measured
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abstract nouns
ideas, processes, occasions, times and qualities-they cannot be touched or seen
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collective nouns
a group or set of people, animals or things
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modifiers
all words which describe nouns
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descriptive adjecive
e.g. colour, size, shape (facts)
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evaluative adjectives
e.g. opinions
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comparatives
can be formed by adding -er. can aslo be formed by using the modifier 'MORE'
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superlatives
by adding -est. can also be formed by using the modifier 'MOST'
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antonyms
adjectives with the reverse meaning
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synonyms
adjectives with similar meanings
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auxiliary verbs
be, do and have. these come before main verbs
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main verbs
have menaings related to actions, events and states
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modal auxiliary verbs
must, shall, will, shoud, would, could, may, might, can
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5 types of adverbs
manner,time,frequency,place and degree
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adverbs of manner
how something is done
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adverb/adverial of time
when something has been or will be done. adveribial is 2 words = 'On monday' and an adverb= 'Yesterday'
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adverbs of place
where something takes place
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adverbs of degree
intensity or degree of an action (how much)
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adverb of frequency
how often
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Card 2

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action or expression

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dynamic verbs

Card 3

Front

in the past tense the word doent emd in 'ed'

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Card 4

Front

have one idea and one main verb

Back

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Card 5

Front

two ideas each containing a main verb, joined together with a conjunction

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