terminology 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageterminologyASAQA Created by: courtney e jacksonCreated on: 22-04-16 14:19 jargon words used by a profession that would be difficult for others outside the profession to understand 1 of 19 semantics the study of meanings, of words and phrases 2 of 19 semantic field group of words related in meaning 3 of 19 commissives words such as 'i guarantee', 'i bet', 'i promise', 'i swear' 4 of 19 determiners definite 'The' indefinite 'A' and 'An' 5 of 19 pre-modification information before an object for example 'the left-handed writer' 6 of 19 post-modification information after the object for example 'the book with the green cover' 7 of 19 phrase a small piece of information without a verb 8 of 19 clause larger piece of information, includes a subject and a verb 9 of 19 main clause it can stand alone in a sentence, it includes a subject and a verb 10 of 19 subordinate clause can't make sense on its own 11 of 19 minor sentence only sentence without a main verb 12 of 19 simple sentence same as a main clause, it contains a subject and a verb 13 of 19 compound sentence two main clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction 14 of 19 complex sentence a main clauses connected to one or more by a subordinating conjunction 15 of 19 active voice the subject is acting upon something 'the boy kissed the girl' 16 of 19 passive voice the subject has been acted upon 'the girl was kissed by the boy' 17 of 19 coordinating conjunction connects two clauses of equal importance together 'and' 18 of 19 subordinating conjunction connects a subordinate clause and a main clause together to make sense 'because', 'although' 19 of 19
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