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1
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what is a common noun

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general noun, no capital letters

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what is a proper noun

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nouns which need capital letters

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3
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what is a concrete noun

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can be touched

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4
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what is an abstract noun

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cannot be touched

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5
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what is a main verb

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the main action of the sentence

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what is a verbal verb

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communicative actions

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what is a material verb

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events or actions

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what is a dynamic verb

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have definite starts and ends

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what is a stative verb

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perceptions, cognitive processes and feelings

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what is a transitive verb

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have a direct object, eg i went for a run

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what is an intransitive verb

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don’t have a direct object, eg i ran

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what is an auxiliary verb

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verbs which assist the main verb, eg , be, do, have

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what is a modal auxiliary verb

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verbs which both assist the main verb and indicate probability, eg may eat, could go

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what is a copular verb

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linking verb, eg be, it, was

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15
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what is a base adjective

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simplest form

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16
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what are the four types of adjective

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time, place, manner, degree

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what is a coordinating conjunction

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join two equal clauses

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what are the coordinating conjunctions

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for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

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what is a subordinating conjunction

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joins a subordinate clause

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what are the subordinating conjunctions

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after, although, as, as if, because, before, how, if, since, than, though, unless, until, when, where and while.

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21
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what is a quantifier

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gives numerical value, eg, five, some, a few

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what is a demonstrative determiner

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specify what is being referred to, eg, this, that, those

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what is a definite determiner

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something specific, eg, the

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what is an indefinite determiner

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something general, eg, a

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what is a determiner

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modifies the noun

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what is a relative pronoun

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introduce clauses which provide extra information, eg, who, which, that, whose

27
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what is a semantic field

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a group of words or phrases with a common meaning

28
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what is a denotation

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dictionary definition

29
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what is a connotation

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the associated ideas with a word

30
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what is a collocation

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words which usually go together

31
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what is a euphemism

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a less harsh way of saying something

32
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what is a dysphemism

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a blunt way of saying something

33
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what is a hypernym

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a generic term, umbrella term

34
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what is a hyponym

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a part of a large collection

35
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what is the maxim of quality

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what is said must be truthful

36
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what is the maxim of quantity

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what is said should be the right length

37
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what is the maxim of relevance

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what is said must be relevant

38
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what is the maxim of manner

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what is said should be clear and not ambiguous

39
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who came up with these maxims

A

Grice

40
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what is a main/independent clause

A

can exist on its own

41
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what is subordinate/dependent clause

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can’t exist on its own, acts as an addition to the main clause

42
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what is a relative clause

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a clause which adds more information and is introduced by a relative pronoun

43
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what is a minor/fragment sentence

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an incomplete sentence, missing one or more SVO

44
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what is a simple sentence

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a main clause on its own

45
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what is a compound sentence

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two or more simple sentences joined by a conjunction

46
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what is a complex sentence

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a sentence which contains at least one subordinating clause

47
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what kind of discourse is problem and solution

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the text poses a problem and then provides the solution

48
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what kind of discourse is cause and effect

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the text introduces an issue and the consequences of it

49
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what kind of discourse is cyclical

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the text ends on the same thread as it started

50
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what kind of discourse is narrative

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text tells a story

51
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what kind of discourse is question and answer

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the text provides a question then provides the answer

52
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what is turn taking

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where speakers take turns to speak

53
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what is adjacency pairs

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pairs of conversational pieces of speech-the speaker will say one and then the hearer will reply in a specific way. eg; speaker one says hello, speaker two would be expected to reply with another greeting

54
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what features disrupt the flow of conversation

A

non fluency features

55
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what are false starts

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the speaker starts to speak then stops and retires the start. eg- john was eating- i saw john eating

56
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what is repair

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the speaker makes a mistake and then corrects it. eg- john was reading - i mean writing

57
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what is filler

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words which the speaker uses to gain time to think, eg ummm

58
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what is back-channelling

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where a speaker passively agrees with whats being said, eg yeah, uhum

59
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what is anaphoric referencing

A

look back at something in a text

60
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