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Concrete nouns

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things that physically exist (table, cat, chair, map)

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Abstract nouns

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do not physically exist, ideas and emotions (love, anger, honour, faith, dignity)

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Proper nouns

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names of people, places and organisations (Karl, Manchester, Google)

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Collective nouns

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refers to a group (this is the best CLASS ever/ a FLOCK of birds)

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Evaluate adjectives

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offer a judgement (the weather was dreadful)

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Comparative adjectives

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end in –er or have more in front of them (the weather was BETTER the next day)

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Superlative adjective

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expresses the highest degree of quality (the weather was the BEST on Saturday)

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Attributive adjectives

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come BEFORE the noun they modify (do you have any available tables for tonight?)

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Predicative adjectives

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come AFTER the noun with a VERB IN BETWEEN (do you know if this table is available?)

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Post-positive adjectives

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comes immediately AFTER the noun (is this table available?)

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Dynamic verbs

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physical actions (I ran/ skipped/ hopped away)

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Stative verbs

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states of feelings (I thought/ wanted/ wished for/ hated/ loved)

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Auxiliary verb

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helping verb (am/is/has)

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Modal verb

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type of auxiliary verb. Express certainty (will), compulsion (must), possibility (might), choice (could/can)

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Deontic modal verb

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express certainty or compulsion.

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Epistemic modal verb

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Epistemic express possibility and choice

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Progressive verbs

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an action in progress (she is running/ skipping/ hopping)

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Perfective verbs-

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an action that has been completed. Comes with an auxiliary verb (he HAD FINISHED the test/ he HAS DONE well)

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Progressive-perfective verbs

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express a completed action as though it was still in progress (look for- ing + has/ had= she HAS been CRYING all day long)

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Adverbs of manner

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describes how something is done (she ran QUICKLY)

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Adverbs of time

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when something happens or the frequency of something happening (I’ll call you TOMORROW/ I go to the cinema REGULARLY)

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Adverbs of degree (or intensifiers)

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I am ESPECIALLY pleased with…I am PARTICUALLY annoyed about…I am VERY happy about…I’m SO cross with…

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Adverbs of place

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where something happens (I left my phone BEHIND)

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Coordinating conjunctions

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connect words or clauses that have ‘equal’ status (I like ice cream BUT I don’t like chocolate)

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Subordinating conjunctions

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connect words or clauses that have ‘unequal’ status (IF you do that again, you’ll be in trouble)

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Demonstrative determiner

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that/this (look at THAT cat/ read THIS book)

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Demonstrative pronoun

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my/ your that comes before a noun (my cat/ your book)

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Definite determiner

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the

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Indefinite determiner

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a

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Prepositions

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how one thing relates to another (The cat is UNDER the table/We’ll watch the film AFTER dinner)

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Pronouns

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take the place of a noun

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Personal pronoun

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takes the place of a person (He went out last night)

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First person

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I

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Second person

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you

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Third person

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he/ she

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Singular

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one person

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Plural

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more than one

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Plural- more than one

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They are going out

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Possessive pronoun

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shows possession (mine/yours/ours/theirs/his/hers)

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Reflexive pronoun

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has ‘self’ added to the pronoun (Do it yourself/ I’ll do it myself)

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Reciprocal pronouns

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each other/ one another

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Demonstrative pronouns

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This/ that/these/those

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Indefinite pronoun

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somebody/ someone

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Interrogative pronouns

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found at the start of interrogatives (who/what/why/where/when/whatever)

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Relative pronouns

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follow the noun they refer to (That’s the dress I want to buy)

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Standard English

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language accepted widely as the correct form

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Jargon

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specialist terminology relating to a particular field (motherboard)

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Latinate

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words derived from Latin, more rarely used, considered higher status or specialised (caveat)

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Polysyllabic

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words that have two or more syllables

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Euphemism

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the substitution of a more offensive or disparaging word or phrase for one considered less offensive. Dysphemism is the opposite of euphemism

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Low frequency lexis

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words that appear often in everyday speech

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Non standard English

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he informal version of the language, which can change depending on where it is being spoken

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Colloquial language

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casual communication

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Idioms

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a form of common non-literal expression (e.g. “I was dead on my feet”)

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Taboo/ vulgarisms

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a word, phrase, or expression that is used widely but is regarded as nonstandard, unrefined, coarse, or obscene.

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Dysphemism

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the substitution of a more offensive or disparaging word or phrase for one considered less offensive. Dysphemism is the opposite of euphemism

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Ellipsis

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the omission or slurring [eliding] of one or more sounds or syllables - e.g. gonna = going to; wannabe = want to be; wassup = what is up

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Contraction

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words or phrases that have been shortened by removing one or more letters

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Monosyllabic

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words with only one syllable

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High frequency words

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words that appear often in everyday speech

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Modifiers (pre or post)

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a word (noun or adjective) that modifies a sentence/ adds to the sense of the head noun (large family home)

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Neologisms

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newly created words

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Compound words

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new words created by joining two existing words together (dustbin)

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Semantic and lexical fields

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field of words connected in meaning that is not the subject matter of the text/ words connected in meaning that are connected to the subject matter of the text

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Collocations

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words that go together (fish and chips/ salt and pepper)

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Metaphors

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figurative not literal

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Pun

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a play on words

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Hyperbole

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exaggeration

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Meiosis

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deliberate understatement (This diamond ring is a small token of my love for you)

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Synecdoche

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a part stands in for a whole or a whole stands for a part (I’m getting my new wheels today/ the government will make an announcement today)

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Metonymy

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one thing represents something else (Wall Street represents the US banking system)

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Main clause

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A main clause can form a complete sentences on its own. It MUST CONTAIN A VERB (“Today is Friday. You ate the last biscuit.”)

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Coordinate clause

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A coordinate clause is a main clause in a compound or compound-complex sentence (“I LIKE EATING KIRSPY KREMES and YOU ENJOY THEM TOO”)

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Stranded co ordinate clause

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This is a co ordinate clause on its own in a sentence without another main clause to accompany it (“And a dessert to finish.”)

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Subordinate clause

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A subordinate clause does not make sense on its own and needs to be paired with a MAIN CLAUSE to form a complete sentence. It must also contain a verb (“ALTHOUGH IT WAS LATE, Hannah still wasn’t ready to go”)

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Concessive subordinate clause

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These concede something:
EVEN THOUGH I COULDN’T AFFORD IT, I booked the holiday
ALOTHOUGH I DON’T AGREE WITH HER, I respect her views

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Conditional subordinate clause

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These provide a condition:
IF YOU DON’T complete your homework, you’ll get a detention
Don’t phone UNLESS IT’S AN EMERGENCY

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Subordinate clause of reason

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These provide a reason:
BECAUSE THE TRAIN WAS LATE, Sam missed the concert
SINCE YOU DIDN’T REPLY TO MY MESSAGE, I thought your weren’t coming

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Temporal subordinate clause

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These relate to time:
WHEN IT’S 12 O’CLOCK, we’ll take a break
AFTER THE BREAK, we’ll work on the presentation

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Relative subordinate clause

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These add additional information and start with a relative pronoun
This is the woman WHO WON THE BIG CASH PRIZE
Kate, WHO HAD BEEN OFF SICK FOR SOME TIME, was behind on the work
The exams, WHICH HAPPENED LAST WEEK, went really well

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To- infinitive clauses

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These begin with the word ‘to’
TO GET good marks you’ll have to revise hard
Book your tickets early TO GET A GOOD SEAT

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Foregrounded clauses

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These are subordinate clauses that START a sentence
WHEN YOU GET BACK, we’ll watch the film
TO GET THE BEST EPERIENCE, I suggest you go early

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Embedded clauses

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These are subordinate clauses in the middle of sentences
The girls, WHO HAD WORKED REALLY HARD, decided to go away for the weekend to celebrate
Tom, WHEN HE FINALLY ARRIVED HOME, was not in a good state

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Simple sentence

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Has only one clause and must contain a verb: (“Charlie ate the sandwich”)

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Compound sentence:

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Links two or more clauses using the conjunction ‘and’ or ‘but’: (“Charlie ate the sandwich and the apple”)

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Complex sentence:

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Contains two or more clauses, one of which is a subordinate clause, which are linked together with conjunctions such as ‘by’, ‘because’, ‘when’, ‘while’ and ‘although’ (called subordinating conjunctions): (“Charlie ate the sandwich, when he had finished the apple.”)

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Complex-compound sentence

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Has at least one subordinate clause and a number of coordinate clauses (clauses beginning with coordinating conjunctions ‘and’, ‘but’ ‘or’): (“I stopped the car because the man was just lying there on the road and asked of he was ok.”)

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Minor sentence

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A phrase or a subordinate clause being used as a complete sentence:
“Back home now.”
“Great cake, that.”

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Declarative sentence

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A statement that gives information: (“He shut the window”)

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Interrogative

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A question:
“Are you coming back train?”
“You’re coming by train?”

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Imperative

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A command:
“Give me the cake”

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Tag question

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A declarative or imperative with a short clause (tag) on the end to turn it into a question:
“You’re coming by train, aren’t you?”
“Lift that end, will you?”

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Exclamatory

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Contains an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence:
“Get in line!”
“You were brilliant!”

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Left branching sentences

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Lengthy information before the subject of the sentence:
“DISORIRENTATED, DAZED, DISCOMBOBULATED AND PEERING THROUGH THE NARROW GAP ANXIOUSLY, Charlie wondered if it was safe out there”

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Periodic sentences:

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A complex sentence where the sentence starts with the subordinate clause and the main clause is saved until the end:
“While sitting down for a rest, Charlie ate the sandwich”

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Triad

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A pattern of three words or phrases (I came, I saw, I conquered)

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Syntactic parallelism

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When a writer or speaker repeats a sentence structure:
“If we build it, they will come. If they come, we will succeed”

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Active voice

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subject of the sentence comes first and is the do-er of an action:
“Sarah broke the window”

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Passive voice

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either the subject is the done to rather than the do-er:
(“the window was broken by Sarah”) or is removed from the sentence:
(“the window was broken”)

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Syndetic list

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items in a list connected by a connective:
“I bought the food and the wine and the dessert!”

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Asyndetic list

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items in a list connected by a comma or semi colon:
“I bought the food, wine, dessert…”

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Parenthesis

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Asides in brackets or hyphens:
“Kate- a 20 year old from Worcester- won first prize”
“The dog (who was very naughty anyway) had eaten the Christmas dinner”

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