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1
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What is nominalisation?

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. Turning verbs into nouns
. Transforms an ordinary action into a concept or an item- can make an action appear ‘larger’ or provide an action with a larger status

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2
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What is morphology?

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The study of internal structure of words

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3
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What is a free morpheme?

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Available on its own

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What is a bound morpheme?

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Only has meaning when attached to a free morpheme (prefix and suffix)

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What is a main clause?

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A clause that can stand on its own

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What is a compound sentence?

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Two main clauses, joined by a conjunction

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What is a subordinate clause?

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A clause that cannot stand on its own

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What is a complex sentence?

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One main clause and one subordinate clause, joined by a subordinating conjunction

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What is a relative clause?

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Extra information that provides meaning

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What is a noun phrase?

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A group of words with the noun at its head

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What is a prepositional phrase?

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A group of words that illustrates the position of the subject

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What is a verb phrase?

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A group of words with a verb at its head

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13
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What is active voice?

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What the subject does

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14
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What is passive voice?

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Focuses on the action itself

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15
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What is a simple sentence?

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an adverb starter and prepositional phrase

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What is a complex compound sentence?

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Two or more clauses and at least one subordinate clause

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17
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What is adjunct?

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Additional information that is not essential

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18
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What is a complement?

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A phrase or clause that is required in order to complete a sentence

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19
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What is an exclamatory sentence?

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To make a point/ exclaim (!!)

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What is a declarative sentence?

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To make a statement

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What is an imperative sentence?

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To make a command

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What is an interrogative sentence?

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To ask a question (??)

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23
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What is a common noun?

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An everyday item

24
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What is a concrete noun?

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An everyday item that you can physically touch

25
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What is an abstract noun?

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A feeling or emotion

26
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What is a collective noun?

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A group of something

27
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What is a countable noun?

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That can be pluralised

28
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What is a compound noun?

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Two nouns together

29
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What is a non-countable noun?

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That cannot be pluralised

30
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What is a personal pronoun?

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I / he / she

31
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What is a possessive pronoun?

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Used in place of a noun

32
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What is a comparative adjective?

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Ends in ‘er’

33
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What is a superlative adjective?

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Ends in ‘est’

34
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What is an attributive adjective?

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Before the noun

35
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What is a predictive adjective?

A

After the noun

36
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What is an adverb of manner?

A

How something is done

37
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What is an adverb of time?

A

When something is done

38
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What is an adverb of frequency?

A

How often something is done

39
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What is an adverb of place?

A

Where something is done

40
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What is an adverb of degree?

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How much something is done

41
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What is an adverb of comment?

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Gives an opinion on how something is done

42
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What is a linking adverb?

A

Shows a relationship between clauses

43
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What is a demonstrative pronoun?

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Replaces a noun that points to a specific thing
(This, that, those)

44
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What is an interrogative pronoun?

A

Used to ask questions
(Who, what, which)

45
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What is the definitive article?

A

The

46
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What is the indefinitive article?

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A / an

47
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What is a main verb?

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Is / be if no additional

48
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What is a stative verb?

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Cannot see the action be physically performed

49
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What is a dynamic verb?

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An action performed

50
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What is a transitive verb?

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Needs an object to make sense

51
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What is an intransitive verb?

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Doesn’t need an object

52
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what is a regular verb?

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Past tense ‘ed’ or ‘d’

53
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What is an auxiliary verb?

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Helping verb

54
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What is an irregular verb?

A

No ‘ed’ on end

55
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What is a modal auxiliary verb?

A

How something is done, before main verb

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