Subject Terminology 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? EnglishSubject TerminologyGCSEAQA Created by: Elisabeth MontagueCreated on: 18-11-17 08:34 Predicate The part of a sentence in which something is said about the subject 1 of 31 Adjective A word that describes a noun 2 of 31 Complex sentence A sentence containing and independent clause and at least one dependent clause 3 of 31 Definite Article 'The' - referring to a specific, not general 4 of 31 Adverb A word describing a verb. Eg: quickly 5 of 31 Verb A word that describes action, condition or experience 6 of 31 Compound sentence A sentence made from two independent sentences joined together 7 of 31 Pronoun A word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase, often used to refer to a noun that has already been, or is about to be, mentioned, e.g. She, it 8 of 31 Noun Refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance or quality 9 of 31 Direct Adress Communicating a message specifically to an individual 10 of 31 Dual Narative A form of storytelling which is narrated from two different perspectives 11 of 31 First person A narrative in the perspective of the narrator 12 of 31 Rhetorical question A question made to emphasis a point rather than to demand an answer 13 of 31 Dramatic irony A technique in which the reader knows more than the characters in the story do 14 of 31 Imperative Giving an authoritative command 15 of 31 Oxymoron A figure of speech in which contradictory or opposite words are combined 16 of 31 Anthropomorphism A strong attribution of human characteristics to an animal or object, e.g. Mickey Mouse 17 of 31 Personification Giving human qualities to animals, objects or ideas 18 of 31 Hyperbole Extremely exaggerated claims not to be taken literally 19 of 31 Onomatopoeia A word which imitates the natural sound of its meaning, e.g Bang 20 of 31 Juxtaposition Contrasting things or ideas placed side by side 21 of 31 Tautology Conveying the same meaning with different words 22 of 31 Concrete noun A noun which you can experience through your senses 23 of 31 Abstract noun Nouns which refer to concepts, to things which you cannot experience through your senses 24 of 31 Proper noun A name for an individual, place or organisation, beginning with a capital letter 25 of 31 Preposition The relationship in space or time, or a logical relationship, between two or more nouns 26 of 31 Indefinite article 'A/ an'- referring to a noun in a non-specific way 27 of 31 Conjunction A word which joined together phrases, clauses, words or sentences, e.g. But, or, and 28 of 31 Narrative perspective Through whose eyes a reader sees the story 29 of 31 Topic sentence The first sentence of a paragraph which expresses its main idea 30 of 31 Repeated motif A recurring symbol which takes on a figurative meaning 31 of 31
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