Grammar Flashcards
Nouns
Concrete - table
Abstract - love
Proper - Disneyland
Adjectives
Base —— comparative ————suplarative
Old ——— older ————— oldest
Modifications
Pre- modification - description comes before object
Post - modification - description comes after object
Auxiliary verb
Past present future
Dynamic verb
Express wide range of actions that maybe physical mental or perceptual
Present continuous form (-inv)
Stative verb
No obvious action
Model verb
Level agreement or commitment
Shall , could , should , would , can
Parallellelism
Similar structure repeated but words within are different
Anaphora
Similar structure repeated, utilising repeated words to create the structure at the beginning of the sentences
Cataphora
Similar structure repeated but 2nd half uses deixis ( this that referring back)
Asyndetic listing
List using commas
Syndetic listing
Listing using connectives
Triadic structure
3 references in structure
Polysyndenton
Multiple listed items
Cataphoric
Refer forward
“When she arrived Sarah was surprised to find her door open”
