English Language Unit 1 Test Revision Flashcards
What does Euphemism mean?
Words or phrases that masks on unpleasant meaning, often by using vague or indirect alternative.
What does Dysphemism mean?
Words or phrases that MAGNIFIES an unpleasant meaning for humour to to offend.
Denotation meaning?
Words that are agreed upon, common meaning in the dictionary.
Connotation meaning?
Associate meanings and ideas.
Nouns meaning and example?
Name of things people, animals, places or ideas.
EXAMPLE: Ellen, chair, happiness.
Proper Nouns meaning and example?
They are specific people or places.
EXAMPLE: Eiffel Tower, Tyler
Pronouns meaning and example?
Takes the place of a noun or phrase.
“She, him, they”
Perspectives of Pronouns?
- 1st person : I, me
- 2nd person: You, your
- 3rd person: They, them
Adjective meaning and example?
Describes, modifies or adds information about a noun or pronoun. “Beautiful, hair, yellow.”
Verb meaning and example?
Shows an action or state of being. Doing, having or being words.
“Sleeping, running, be”
Adverb meaning and example?
Describes, modifies or give more information about verb or adjective.
“Slowly, soon, aggressively”
7 TYPES of adverbs;
- > Frequency: Often, always
- > Manner: fast, quickly
- > Time: early, yesterday
- > Place/location: there, here
- > Degree: too, very
- > Quantity: completely, partially
- > Attitude: hopefully, unfortunately
TWO types of adverbs and example?
Comparative: comparing things “harder, easier” - er
Superlative: the MAXIMUM “hardest, easiest” -est, most, least
