General Language

Question 1

Passive voice and active voice difference

Answer 1

Active voice is more concising easier to understand and is less work for your reader to understand

passive voice is used in scientific and legal context window performer of an action is unknown or cases with a subject is distracting or irrelevant

Question 2

What is direct speech

Answer 2

When the exact words of a speaker are reported

Question 3

What is indirect speech

Answer 3

Exact words of the speaker or modified before being reported

Question 4

When when changing Direct and indirect speech what must change

Answer 4

1 punctuation

2 that

3 pronouns

4 tense of the verb

5 adverbs of time

Question 5

Homonyms

Answer 5

Words that have the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings for example bat

Question 6

Homophones

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Words that sound the same but have different meanings and of spell differently for example which and witch

Question 7

Clause

Answer 7

A group of words with a subject and predicate

Question 8

Phrase

Answer 8

A phrases a group of words without a finite verb and it cannot stand alone

Question 9

Rhetorical device

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A question which I already have the answer to and is mostly a statement

Question 10

Stereotype

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An unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people with a particular characteristic

Question 11

Bias

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To believe that some people, ideas, etc. Are better than others this leads to people being treated unfairly

Question 12

Fact

Answer 12

An objective piece of information that can be proven true or false

Question 13

Opinion

Answer 13

Opinions are based on beliefs and ideas of people and can vary from person to person

Question 14

What makes a simple sentence

Answer 14

One subject and one finite verb

Question 15

What makes up a compound sentence

Answer 15

There are at least two main clauses joined by coordinating conjunction(FANBOYS)

Question 16

What makes up a complex sentence

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One main clause and one subordinate clothes joined by subordinating conjunction
(e.g since, because,while, however,etc. )
or relative pronoun(who,whom,which,that)

Question 17

Main clause

Answer 17

A group of words that has a subject and a verb in can stand alone as a complete sentence

Question 18

Subordinate clause

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A group of words that has a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone it needs the main clause to make sense

Question 19

Error of concord

Answer 19

Concord is a relationship between the subject and the verb in a sentence of the verb is singular than the subject must be singular and if the verb is plural in the subject must also be plural

Question 20

Adjectival phrase

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A group of words that describe a noun or pronoun and ads more details towards someone or something is like

Question 21

Noun phrase

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A group of words that function as a noun in a sentence it can be the subject or object of a verb for example the tool, green Tree stood in the yard

Question 22

Adverbial phrase

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A group of words that describe or modifier verb, and adjective, or another adverb

they often explain when, where, how something happens

Question 23

Informal language

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Modern language used in everyday speech when less formality is required for example between peers

Question 24

Colloquialism

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Everyday words of phrases used in casual speech, often specific to a region or group for example using ma, mom, mama instead of mother

Question 25

Slang

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Highly informal words of phrases used by certain groups often changing quickly for example pozi

Question 26

Jargon

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Specialized language used by a particular profession or group that outsiders May not understand for example firewall which is a technical term

Question 27

Politically incorrect language

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Words of phrases that may often people because they ignore sensitivities related to gender, race, mental health, etc
for example using mad to describe someone with a mental illness

Question 28

Ambiguity

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When a word, phrase, or sentence has more than one meaning making it unclear or confusing for example I saw her duck

Question 29

Cliché

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An overuse expression that has lost its originality and impact for example don’t judge a book by it cover

Question 30

Redundacy

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Using more words than necessary often repeating the same idea for example: he shouted loudly” ( shout is already loud )

Question 31

Tautology

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Sing the same thing twice in different words, making the sentence repetitive for example “free gift”(a gifted is always free )

Question 32

Denotative

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The literal, dictionary meaning of a word

Question 33

Connotative

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The emotional or cultural meaning that a word suggest, beyond his literal definition for example home can suggest warmth comfort and family

Question 34

Lexical ambiguity

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The presence of two or more possible meanings within a single word( think of homonym)

Question 35

What is lexicon

Answer 35

The vocabulary (the words)of a language

Question 36

Syntactical ambiguity

Answer 36

The presence of two or more possible meanings within a single sentence or sequence of words

Question 37

Syntax

Answer 37

Syntax is the order of words in a sentence
for examples STOMPI in Afrikaans

Question 38

Rhetorical devices

Answer 38

Rhetorical devices are tools that writers and speakers used to make their language more powerful interesting and persuasive