Things to now Flashcards
Noun phrase
Consists of a noun and its modifiers ( the haunted HOUSE in the woods )
Verb phrase
Consists of a verb and its modifiers ( the cow IS JUMPING over the rusty fence )
Prepositional phrase
includes preposition and a noun ( in the kitchen, you will find mum )
Infinitive phrase
when ‘to’ is infront of the verb ( she helped to build the roof )
Appositive phrase
Noun phrase that renames another noun
For example saying a golden retriever instead of a puppy.
Declarative
A statement
imperative
A command
Interrogative
A question
Exclamative
A imperative but emotional ( what a fantastic dress this is )
Hypophora
Rhetorical question followed by a answer
Figurative language
Things like metaphors and similes
Fillers
Er, um
Conjuncts
generally connect a sentence to previous parts of the text and show the relationship between the two ( it was raining but, they went for a run Nonetheless. )
Discourse marker
Therefore, On the other hand
Adjuncts
Things that can be left out of the sentence and don’t need to be there and can still make sense
Disjuncts
Adverbs that express the next part of sentence ( Sadly, he didn’t like the rain )
Anaphoric reference
making reference to something previously identified in a text ( often using pronouns ) ‘The woman stood by the door. She was writing.’
Cataphoric reference
making reference forwards to something as yet unidentified. E.g. ‘It was warm. It was a cake.’
two ways text can be structured
Problem, solution
Desire, need, fulfilment
Semantic pejoration
Meaning of word gets worse over time
Ambiguity
Where a word or phrase can be interpreted in more than one way
Semantic
Meaning ( its cold in here )
Pragmatic
Meaning and context ( its cold in here meaning can you shut the window )
