English

• Homo


  The Same
• Nym


  Name
• Homonyms


  Same pronunciation, same spelling, different meaning
• Homonymos


  Having the same name
• Types of homonyms


  • Homonyms
  • Homophones
  • Homographs
• Homophones


  Same pronunciation, different spelling, different meaning
• Homographs


  Different pronunciation, same spelling, different meaning
• Preposition


  A word that is used to relate a noun or a pronoun to some other words in a sentence
• Prepositions usually come before a noun or a noun phrase and give information about time, place and direction</b>
• Prepositions show how two things are related
• Types of uses of prepositions

  • Show location in space
  • Indicate directions (movement)
  • Show time
  • Have multiple uses
• Narrative


  Tells a story
• Descriptive


  Describes
• Instructional


  Provides instructions
• Argumentative


  Convinces
• Expository


  Explains how something works
• Text


  A language unit
• Narrative


  1. Orientation (time and place)

  2. Complication (plot or obstacles)

  3. Resolution (results)

  4. Coda (optional ending)
• Narrative deals with what happened in order, what happened and how it ends
• Descriptive


  • Uses relational processes and objectives
• Instructional


  • Provides information about how to achieve a goal, uses a sequence
• Argumentative


  • Appears objective, pursues logic of the argument, uses connectors
• Expository


  1. General statement

  2. Sequence explanation

  3. Focuses on generic participants
• Expository explains some natural or sociocultural phenomena and provides factual information