MYTHS AND LEGENDS Flashcards
APOSTROPHE
THE DEFINITE ARTICLE, THE , IS USED TO REFER TO A PARTICULAR MEMBER OF A GROUP OR CLASS
ACTIVE VOICE
A FORM SET OF FORMS OF A VERB IN WHICH THE SUBJECT IS TYPICALLY THE PERSON OR THING PERFORMING THE ACTION
ADVERB
WORD THAT DESCRIBES A VERB
ADJECTIVE
WORD THAT DESCRIBES A NOUN
INDEFINITE ARTICLE
A DETERMINER THAT INTRODUCES A NOUN PHRASE AND IMPLIES THAT THE THING REFERRED TO IS NON-SPECIFIC
CONJUNCTION
A WORD USED TO CONNECT CLAUSES OR SENTENCES OR TO CO ORDINATE WORDS IN THE SAME CLAUSE.
DETERMINERS
A MODIFYING WORD THAT DETERMINERS THE KIND OF REFERRENCE A NOUN OR NOUN GROUP HAS, FOR EXAMPLE A , THE , EVERY.
DIRECT SPEECH
THE REPORTING OF SPEECH BY REPEATING THE ACTUAL WORD OF A SPEAKER, FOR EXAMPLE ‘ I’M GOING’ SHE SAID.
INDIRECT SPEECH
A MEANS OF EXPRESSING THE CONTENT OF STATEMENTS, QUESTIONS OR OTHER UTTERANCES, WITHOUT QUOTING THEM EXPLICITY.
EMBEDDED CLAUSE
A CLAUSE USED IN THE MIDDLE OF ANOTHER CLAUSE TO GIVE THE READER MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A SENTENCE
FRONTED ADVERBIAL
WORDS OR PHRASES PLACED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE WHICH ARE USED TO DESCRIBE THE ACTION THAT FOLLOWS
IMPERATIVE VERB
A VERB THAT CAUSES A SENTENCE TO GIVE AN ORDER OR COMMAND
OBJECT IN A SENTENCE
THE PERSON OR THING THAT RECEIVES THE ACTION OF THE VERB.
PREFIX
A WORD, LETTER, OR NUMBER PLACED BEFORE ANOTHER.
PERSONAL PRONOUN
A SET THAT SHOWS CONTRASTS OF PERSON , GENDER, NuMBER AND CASE (I ,you ,he ,she ,it)