English Language Terminology Flashcards
What is a preposition and give example
describe the location of a noun or pronoun eg- under, beside, on and up
What word would we use to describe language that seems ‘out of time’ or ‘old’
Anachronistic language
What type of pronoun is ‘this’ and ‘that’
demonstrative pronoun
what is register
level of formality of the text
What is an imperative sentence
when a sentence is issuing a demand
What is a declarative sentence
when a sentence makes a statement
what is a interrogative sentence
when a sentence is asking a question ?
what is a exclamatory sentence
a sentence conveys strong sense of emotion !
What is a stative verb
Think, ponder, believe
what is a model verb
represents possibility or necessity eg- might, could, must, should and may
What is a superlative
adjective that describes the most extreme value eg- biggest and smallest
what is a pronoun
him, her, it, he, she, you and me
what is a noun
people, place or thing
what is a verb
describes the action
what is an abstract noun
shows an idea, quality or state (emotion) YOU CAN PUT A AND THE INFRONT OF IT
eg- truth, danger, happiness
what is a concrete noun
things we experience through our 5 senses
What is a simple, compound and complex sentence
simple- one main clause
compound- 2 main clauses joined by and but, so or yet
complex- 2 clauses joined by a connective- because, although etc.
What ethos, pathos and logos
Ethos- belief of speaker
Pathos- emotion
Logos- figures, logic
what does zealous mean
enthusiasm for a cause
what does disparaging mean
represent something of little worth
what does myriad mean
a great number of
what does egregious mean
very bad
what does salient mean
more important or noticeable points
what does decry mean
to criticize
what does deride mean
to mock
what is anaphora
repetition of same phrase or word at beginning of successive sentences
what is parallelism
the balance and use of 2 or more similar words
what is hypophora
asking a question then immediately answering it
what is epistrophe
repetition of same phrase or word at end of successive sentences
