Vocab

Question 1

What does G.A.P stand for?

Answer 1

Genre Audience Purposes

Question 2

What does PEE stand for?

Answer 2

Point Evidence Explain

Question 3

What is a parenthetical clause?

Answer 3

A phrase that is not essential to the rest of the sentence (extra information)
E.g “she walked,with her friend,to the shops” the parenthetical clause here is “…,with her friend,..”

Question 4

What is the meaning of apposition?

Answer 4

2 nouns doing the job of a noun clause,2 subjects
Apposition does the same thing as a complement

Question 5

What is the meaning of contraction?

Answer 5

Shorter version of 2 words e.g
“I will not go”-> “I won’t go” or
“he will” to “he’ll”

Question 6

What are the high grade features for English language?

Answer 6

Clauses
Present tense/progressive aspect
Fronting
OCA (objects,compliments,adverbial)
Passive voice

Question 7

What is the meaning of Idiom?

Answer 7

A common expression that won’t translate directly e.g “hang on” means wait not literally grip something

Question 8

What is the meaning of negation?

Answer 8

Making something negative e.g
“I will go”->” I will not go”

Question 9

What is Standard English?

Answer 9

Dialect of English we think is right-prestige english

Question 10

What is the meaning of sociolect?

Answer 10

Language for social group

Question 11

What is the meaning of vocative?

Answer 11

Words used to adress people to get their attention