4 March Test Flashcards
What is a finite verb
Verb which shows tense
Eg She was running
Proper noun
Naming word of something important
Adjective
Describe the noun
Noun
A word that refers to a thing, person,animal,quality or idea
Pronoun
Replaces the noun
Infinitive
To be is my verb
It is always preceeded by to
What must change when changing direct and indirect speech
Pronouns
Tense
Adverbs of time
Format changes
What does an apostrophe do
Shows omissions and contraction
Shows possession
What is the purpose of a hyphen
Joins two words together to create a compound word
What does a dash
Show the connection between two things
And
Add extra information
Steps to go from passive to active voice
1 Find the action
2 Determine the doer
3 Rearrange the sentence
Define antonyms and synonyms
Synonyms
words with a similar meaning
Antonyms
Words with opposite meaning
What is Malapropism
Incorrect use of a word in a context
Homophone
Sound the same but are spelt differently
Homonym
Spelt and sound the same but have different meanings
Redundancy
Unnecessary repetition of information, meaning using multiple words or phrases that have the same meaning
Use of italics?
Italic text is often used for titles, quotations, emphasis, or to indicate foreign words or phrases.
Error of concord
Error of concord is a numerical mismatch between a subject and its verb or a pronoun in a sentence
