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Proper nouns

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Refers to names of people or places

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Abstract nouns

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Refer to states feelings and concepts that do not have a physical existence EG love

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Concrete nouns

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Refers to objects that have a physical existence EG cups

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Mental verb processes

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Show internal processes such as thinking

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Verbal verbs

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Show external processes of communicating through speech. EG shout scream

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Kinesics

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Gestures, postures, eye, and facial movements

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Haptics

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Touching another person EG. A handshake or a kiss

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Proxemics

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Movement in relation to another character’s personal space EG moving closer to them

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Comparative

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A form used to compare two instances EG bigger

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Superlative

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smallest, biggest etc

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Indefinite Articles

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An a

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Definite article

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The

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Possessives

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To show ownership EG. My or your

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Quantifiers

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Show either specific or non-specific quantities of a noun eg one, some, any

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Colloquialisms

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Informal language

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Emotional intensifiers

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intensifiy specific emotions EG fuck or shit

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Prepositions

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Words that connect twonouns together

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Imperatives

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Command words

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Exclamative

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Sentence functions that show hieghtened emotions

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Interrogative

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Questions?

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Declarative

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Statement

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Modal verb

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An auxiliary verb that expresses a degree of possibility EG. Could would should

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First person pronoun

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I, we, ours

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Second person pronoun

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You

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Monosymbolic lexis

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Words with one syllable

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Register

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The level of formality of a text

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Underlexicalisation

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Lower vocab. Limited vocab(Myrtle may use this eg)

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Restricted code

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That is the code of informal spoken English that often features colloquialisms and idiomatic turns of phrase as well as non-standard grammar

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Elevated code

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complex sentence structures and vocabulary.

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Agency

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is a characters ability to make purposeful choices

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Action (verb)

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refers to physical actions that are performed with bodies or objects
(run, swim, help)

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Stative (verb)

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describes things like qualities, states of existence, opinions, beliefs, and emotions
(own,love, want)

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Transitive (verb)

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a verb that is accompanied by a direct object in a sentence
(The wealthy man BOUGHT three paintings. She really HATES broccoli.)

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Intransitive (verb)

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a verb that is not used with a direct object
(Airplanes FLY.
The children SLEPT while the adults worked.
The terrified monkeys HID in the trees after they saw the gigantic hungry snake.)

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Auxiliary (verb)

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works with other verbs to change the meaning of a sentence
(be, have, do)

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Frequency Adverbs

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These answer how often.

Examples: Sometimes, Regularly

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Adverb of Place

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These answer where.
Examples: In, out, below

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Attitude Adverbs

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These express the speaker’s attitude
Examples: Frankly, clearly

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Relative Adverbs

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These join clauses and sentences together.
Examples: where, when, why

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Reason Adverbs

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These Answer why.

Examples: Consequently, resultantly

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Adverb of Degree

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These answers how much.
Examples: Very, Quite

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Adverb of time

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These answers when.
Examples: Later, Ago

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Adverbs of manner

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These answer the question of how.
Examples: Clearly, Honestly

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Hedging

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how a writer expresses certainty or uncertainty

45
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Dynamic verb

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a verb used primarily to indicate an action, process, or sensation as opposed to a state (to run, to talk, to become)

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Analepsis

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