properties of language Flashcards
1
Q
noun
A
person, place, thing
2
Q
verb
A
action/doing words
3
Q
adjective
A
describing words
4
Q
adverb
A
ends in ly
5
Q
conjunction
A
and, or, but
6
Q
preposition
A
relationship of something in regards to another thing
7
Q
pronoun
A
she,her,they,he,we etc
8
Q
minor/incomplete sentence
A
only contains necessary information
9
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compound sentence
A
connects two sentences that could be independent
10
Q
declarative sentence
A
makes a statement
provides a fact
explanation
conveys information
11
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imperative sentence
A
command
invitation
warning
instruction
12
Q
exclamatory sentence
A
ends in ! or strong emotion
13
Q
interrogative sentence
A
ends in ?
14
Q
tone
A
the author’s attitude towards the subject
15
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mood
A
feeling conveyed to the reader
16
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monosyllabic and polysyllabic words
A
mono - one syllable
poly - more than one
17
Q
register
A
level of formality
