syntax

Question 1

ellipses

Answer 1

involes removing words or phrases from an utterance, clause, or sentence; in particular if they are implied or unnecessary given the context. often to reduce unnecessary repetition and therefore increase coherence.

Question 2

nominalisation

Answer 2

occurs when a noun is created from a word from any other word class. concepts, rather than actions, become the focus. used when it is not necessary or desirable to know who or what the subject is. used in politician speak.
‘participation is encouraged’
associated with formal register

Question 3

subject

Answer 3

the noun or noun phrase within a sentence that takes the action indicated by the predicator

Question 4

object

Answer 4

non or noun phrase that has not taken the action indicated by the verb. direct object is the person or object involved in the action. indirect object is affected by the action

Question 5

adverbial

Answer 5

single words, phrases, or clauses that provide extra information about an element. answer to what when where how questions

Question 6

active voice

Answer 6

the agent is the subject of the sentence. ‘carey ate the pie’

Question 7

passive voice

Answer 7

the agent is replaced by the patient. ‘the pie was eaten by carey’

Question 8

syntactic patterning - list

Answer 8

listing
parallelism
antithesis

Question 9

listing

Answer 9

you know

Question 10

parallelism

Answer 10

when two or more phrases, clauses, or sentences are structurally similar and appear near each other. easier to process information as it is predictable. also a persuasive device. creates a sense of rhythm

Question 11

antithesis

Answer 11

application of parallelism when elements are in direct contrast with each other, often antonyms