Language & Grammar Flashcards
phrase
A group of words without a finite verb
compound sentence
a number of simple sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
articles
a special kind of adjectives, it comes before a noun
A/AN or THE
pronouns
Replace nouns
personal
possessive
Relative (Can work as conjunctions)
Auxiliary verb
changes/help another verb
FANBOYS conjunctions
For And Nor But Or Yet So
connotative
connotation
The idea a word gives off as opposed to its actual meaning
non-finite verb
name/root of the verb preceded by “to”
or a verb used as a noun or another part of speech
eg- The SLEEPING cat was yellow.
Reported speech
Use introductory verb
change pronouns
change verb tense
change adjectives and adverbs to past tense
bias
when you are subjective you become bias
or when you favor one side of the conversation than the other
name the 5 text structures
cause and effect compare and contrast chronological/sequence description problem and solution
Direct speech
”” surround speech
CAPITAL letter
every speaker begins a new line
conjunctions
Joins sentences
clause
A group of words with a finite verb
adjectives
Describes noun
degree of comparison
comparative(er), Superlative)St)
finite verb
The subject is doing the action
interjections
Express emotion and tone
eg- STOP!
denotative
The factual, objective meaning of a word
objective
Factual
not influenced or distorted by personal feelings
prepositions
place and direction
stereotype
categorizing a certain group of people, based on clothes, looks, speech etc
subjective
Opinion
influenced by personal feelings
nouns
common
proper
collective abstract
simple sentence
one finite verb
complex sentence
the sentence has a main clause and a sub-ordinating clause(can’t stand on its own.)
Prefix
An add on to the beginning of a word to change the meaning
eg- finished= unfinished
Suffix
An add on to the end of a word to change the part of speech
eg- dead = deadly
