unit 2 Flashcards
past perfect
(in narratives)
an action that was completed in the past
+simple past and past progressive- how events in the past are sequenced
non-finite clauses as postmodifiers
(in narratives)
provide additional information about people, places or things
makes narratives more informative and interesting
personification
(in narratives)
convey additional information or details
in an engaging and surprising way
connectors of sequence
show chronological order
next, previously, after, etc
adverbials
can also be used as connectors of sequence
now, twice a week, for a moment, etc
how to form past perfect
had,past participle verb
past participle verb-+ed or en
finite clauses
contains verbs that show tense
past or present tense
eg: gives, had stolen, invented
non-finite clauses
contains verbs that do not show tense
eg: being, to chase off
post modifiers
comes after head noun
provides additional information about head noun
what can be used as posmodifiers
non-finite to-infinite clauses and non-finite participle clauses
non-finite to-infinitive clauses
to + base form of verb
eg: to go
base form-go
non-finite participle clauses
present participle: verb+ing
past participle: verb+ed/en
subordinating conjunctions connect?
main clause+subordinate clause
subordinate clause cannot stand alone!
conjuctive adverbs connect?
clauses, sentences, sentence groups and paragraphs
can connect 2 main clauses or 2 sentences
