English terms

• it was getting late, so he went home

  sentence?

  Compound-indep and depen
• Even though I’m tired, I can’t sleep 


  Complex sentence as has independent and dependent clause with Subordinate conjunction
• Synthetic personalisation

  When a writer is addressing an audience through use of certain techniques
• What is 3rd person addressed in?

  He, she
• What type of pronouns are we and our ?

  Inclusive pronoun
• What type of pronoun is my ?

  possesive
• What are the words:under,above,next to classified as?

  Prepositions
• Coordinating conjunctions include-

  And,but
• Subordinating conjunctions include

  Although , because
• Time place and manner are specific?

  Adverbs
• List the 5 types of noun

  Collective,mass,concrete,pronoun,abstract
• be was and do are all types of what verb?

  Auxiliary
• Modal verbs include something you can possibly do examples are..

  should, could
• Subordinating conjunctions

  Although, because, before
• Clause

  A phrase that has a Verb as its main word, have coordinating conjunctions. If the clause works on its own as a such, it is called a Main clause. If it doesn't, it is called a subordinate clause and gives additional information to the main clause.
• independent clause

  • Can exist on its own as a complete sentence
• Coordinating conjunctions

  But, nor
• Subordinate clause


  • Cannot exist on its own as a complete sentence
  • Gives additional information to the main clause
• Genre can be broken down into what?

  Subgenres
• That,which,who,when,whose are examples of which pronoun

  Relative pronoun
• Descriptive mode


  Setting
• Active mode 


  Events that happen in the story
• Dialogue mode

  Aspect of narrative mode
• Emic

  Insider perspective
• Covert prestige


  • Groups where one feels a sense of solidarity
  • Community of interests
  • Out group
• Vernacular

  Language spoken in a particular country or region, also known as informal language
• Covert prestige

  Non-standard form of variety in a speech community
• Etic

  Outsider perspective
• Code switching is a conscious or unconscious adjustment
• Examples of hedging words

  • 2nd
  • coffee perhaps
  • maybe
  • probly
  • I think
• Tag questions

  • "It's a lovely day today, isn't it?"
• Anaphora is when clauses being with


  same word
• Antithesis is contrast of 


  Adjectives
• Triadic Structures are also known as

  List of 3
• Litotes are opposite of hyperbole so it is

  An understatement
• Assonance is a type of what?

  alliteration with repetition of vowel sounds for example he rowed the boat
• collective nouns(a flock of birds)


  used to describe groups
• When verbs have a direct object, we can describe them as being transitive. When verbs do not have a direct object, we can describe them as being intransitive.


  for instance -' The teacher smirked' is intransitive as it is not followed by a direct object. Transitive- Jake bought a new phone
• I walk. You (sing.) walk. She/he walks. We walk. You (pl.) walk. They walk. what type of tense is this

  simple present
• I am walking. You (sing.) are walking. She/he is walking. We are walking. You (pl.) are walking. They are walking.

  presnt progressive