English terminology

Question 1

Abstract noun

Answer 1

Refers to things that do not exist physically (feelings, ideas, qualities) e.g. friendship

Question 2

Acronym

Answer 2

a neologism formed of a series of initial letters which can be pronounced e.g SCUBA, NASA

Question 3

Adjective

Answer 3

describes words

Question 4

Adverb

Answer 4

usually formed by adding ‘ly’ at the end of an adjective

Question 5

Auxiliary verbs

Answer 5

‘helping verbs’ that go on in front of the main verb.

Question 6

Blend words

Answer 6

A neologism formed created by merging two or more words together

Question 7

Borrowing/Loan words

Answer 7

A word or phrase taken from another language and used in our own.

Question 8

Collective nouns

Answer 8

Refers to a group of people, animals of objects: team , flock, family

Question 9

Collocation

Answer 9

The habitual juxtaposition of two or more words e.g fish and chips, heavy sleeper

Question 10

Common nouns

Answer 10

Refer to types of people, places, feelings etc: city, man, planet, excitement

Question 11

Concrete nouns

Answer 11

Refer to things that physically exist

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Conjunctions

Answer 12

‘joining words’- they join together different parts of a sentence

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Connotations

Answer 13

The associated meanings with a word e.g. “gold” may make you think of something expensive

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Coordinating conjunctions

Answer 14

Include the words ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘or’. They are used to join at least two main clauses.

Question 15

Definite article

Answer 15

‘the’

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Demonstrative determiners

Answer 16

‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’, ‘those’.

Question 17

Denotation

Answer 17

The literal or dictionary definition of a word

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Determiners

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These words precede nouns and refer directly to them

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Dynamic verbs

Answer 19

Refer to actions- run, think, chew

Question 20

Dysphemism

Answer 20

A word, phrase or sentence that seeks to cause offence (the opposite of euphemism)

Question 21

Euphemism

Answer 21

A word, phrase or sentence that mitigates ( softens the blow) of a potentially offensive or sensitive topic

Question 22

First person plural

Answer 22

we, us, our

Question 23

First person possessive

Answer 23

my, mine

Question 24

First person pronoun

Answer 24

I, Me

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Indefinite article

Answer 25

A, An

Question 26

Initialism

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A series of initial letters combined that carries some form of meaning but can not be read as one word e.g. BBC, RSPCA,

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Lexis

Answer 27

Technical term for words

Question 28

Modal Auxiliary verbs

Answer 28

Can only be use used with a main verb: can, will, shall, may, must, would, could, should, might and ought.

Question 29

Neologism

Answer 29

New word

Question 30

Noun

Answer 30

Naming words: people, places, objects, feelings, ideas etc

Question 31

Phonology

Answer 31

The technical term for the study of sounds within language

Question 32

Possessive determiners

Answer 32

My, our, your, his, her, its, their

Question 33

Pragmatics

Answer 33

The technical term for language use in context

Question 34

Prepositions

Answer 34

Usually indicate in some way how one thing is related to something else. e.g. at, on, opposite, into, past, to, before, during, after.

Question 35

Primary Auxiliary Verbs

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There are only three: Be, have and do. These verbs can act as a main verb

Question 36

Pronouns

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Usually replace a noun and appear in a few different forms

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Proper nouns

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Usually beginning with a capital letter; refer to people and places

Question 38

Register

Answer 38

Variety of language in particular situations, usually analysed as: field, mode, tenor

Question 39

Second person possessive

Answer 39

Your, yours

Question 40

Second person pronoun

Answer 40

You

Question 41

Semantic amelioration

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The meaning of a word becomes more positive over time

Question 42

Semantic pejoration

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The meaning of a word becomes more negative over time.

Question 43

Stative verbs

Answer 43

Refers to states or conditions -she ‘felt’ happy

Question 44

Subordinating conjunctions

Answer 44

Connect a subordinate clause to a main cause. e.g. because, although, unless, until