terminology Flashcards
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what is a preposition
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what is an adjective complement
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what is a modal verb and include an example
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what is a transitive verb
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what is a stative verb and name 2 examples
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what is an auxiliary verb and name an example
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what is an intransitive verb
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what is a complex sentence
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what is a noun phrase
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preposition of place
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what are co-ordinating conjunctions
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what is an epiphora
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what are conjunctions
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what is an infinitive adjective
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what is an indefinite article
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what is indefinite aspect
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what is progressive aspect
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what is complete aspect
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what is perfect progressive aspect
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absolute possessive pronoun
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compound noun
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adjective phrase
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conditional sentence
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demonstrative adjective
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degree of comparison
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homophone
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homographs
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heteronyms
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what is a compound sentence
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abstract noun
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concrete noun
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collective noun
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countable nouns / non-countable
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what is an active voice
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what is a passive voice
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relative pronoun
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copular verb
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what is a noun clause and what is a tip of finding it out
eplacing it with a pronoun. If you can, your phrase or clause is functioning as a noun.
What I say is true.
(Pronoun test: "It is true." This proves that "What I say" is functioning as a noun.)
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relative clause
• The last type of clause you need to know is a relative clause.
• Relative clauses use a relative pronoun (see section of relative pronouns if you are unsure).
• For example: 'the cat, who was sitting on the mat, licked his paws'.
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subordinate clause
• Subordinate clauses are indicated by commas and can appear at any point in the sentences.
• For example: 'Although he is shy, Jascha has lots of friends.'
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parenthetical clauses
• We give a subordinate clause a special name when it occurs in brackets or dashes. We call these parenthetical clauses.
• For example: Cameron answered the phone (even though he did not want to).
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noun phrase
• A noun phrase is words around a noun.
• The head word is surrounded by some form of description.
• For example: 'the old rusty car on the drive'.
• We describe what comes before or after the head lexeme 'modification'.
Modification comes in two forms - pre and post.
Pre-modification is when the head word is being modified before its place in the sentence.
• Post-modification is when the head word is being modified after its place in the sentence.
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describe a simple present
We use the simple present tense when we are describing an action that is happening now.
i walk
jenny loved paul
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present progressive tense
We use the present progressive tense when we are describing an action that is happening now and will continue to happen.
i am walking
frank is lying about his secret girlfriend
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present perfect
We use the present perfect tense when we are describing an action that has already happened.
i have walked
kenji has forced me to come to the party
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We use the present perfect progressive tense when we are describing an action that has happened and is unfinished.
i have been walking
she has been trying to find a dress since monday
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simple past
We use the past tense when we are describing an action that has finished and is in the past.
i walked
we decided to quit smoking
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past progressive tense
We use the past progressive tense when we are describing an action that was happening.
i was walking
they were filming for three hours
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Grammar - Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive
We use the past perfect tense when we are describing an action that has already happened before something else happened. We use the past perfect progressive tense when we are describing an action that was continuous but is now complete.
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We use the future tense when we are describing an action that is going to happen in the future. We use the future progressive tense when we are describing an action that is continuous that will be happening in the future.
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We use the future progressive tense when we are describing an action that is continuous that will be happening in the future.
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We use the past perfect progressive tense when we are describing an action that was continuous but is now complete.
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We use the past perfect progressive tense when we are describing an action that was continuous but is now complete.
