paper 1 lexical framework Flashcards
what is an adverb
a word that qualifies as both an adjective and verb
what is synthetic personalisation
synthetic personalisation is a language technique mostly used by new article writers to address a mass population of readers to reduce the distance between the writer and and reader, it helps connect the two by using inclusive pronouns like “us” and “we”
what is an example of a 1st person pronoun
“I” or “me”
what is an example of a 2nd person pronoun
“you”
what is an example of a 3rd person pronoun
“he” or “she”
what is an example of an inclusive pronoun
“we” or “our”
what is an example of a possessive pronoun
“My” or “mine”
what is a collective noun
a collective noun refers to a group of things, like for example a flock of sheep
what is a common noun
a common noun is an everyday generic thing such as a chair or a desk or a door
what is a concrete noun
a concrete noun is a solid thing you can touch and taste like cake or a cat
what is a proper noun
a proper noun is a place or a name that begins with a capital letter like “London” or “Jade”
what is an abstract noun
an abstract noun is something you can’t touch or see or feel or taste or hear like love or anger or guilt
what is an indefinite article, also name an example
an indefinite article emphasises on the “a” when being asked to do something like “get me a chair”, that vague like which chair are you asking for
what is a definite article, also name name an example
a definite example emphasises on the “the” of a question, for example “get me the axe” the “the” makes it direct and specific
what is an auxiliary verb
an auxiliary verb is your helping verb, for example “be” “was” or “do”
what is a modal verb
a modal verb highlights the possibility of something for example “should” or “could” or “May”
what is an imperative verb
an imperative verb is commonly used when speaking ti a second person subject for example “GO” or “stop” or “take” or “get”
what is a superlative adjective
a superlative adjective is used to describe how someone or something is different to all of the others of the same kind as them by ending a word in “iest” for example “she was the prettiest princess of them all”
what is a comparative adjective
a comparative adjective is used to describe how someone or something is different to all of the others who are of the same kind as them by modifying adjectives by adding “er” for example “she ran faster than all of the other runners”
What is a verbal verb?
A word that shows a process of communication through speech, for example “I whispered into his ear” other examples of are shouted, screamed, whispered
What is a rational verb?
Words like: appear, feels, is, become, seem, smell looks
What is an indefinite pronoun?
Words like: someone, anybody and everything
What does the term hypophora mean?
When a rhetorical question is immediately followed by an answer
What is a co-coordinating conjunction?
Words that link two phrases or clauses that can stand alone like yet, but, and, or
FOR EXAMPLE: “I feel alone yet I’m not alone”
What does the lexical term tenor mean?
The tone, or relationship between the author and reader and how it is created
What is a Triassic structure?
List of three, this can be for emphasis or to add a sense of gathering momentum to a point being made
What is portmanteau?
A newly invented word made by merging two words together
FOR EXAMPLE: “chillax”, it merges the word relax and chill
What is archaic Lexis?
A word that over time has fallen out of common usage
what is a subordinate conjunction?
a word that connects a main clause to a subordinate clause to show that one is dependant on the other - using words such as: whereas, because, while, for
EXAMPLE SENTENCE WITH WORD: “I failed the test BECAUSE I didn’t study”
