Grammar

Question 1

Infinitive verb

Answer 1

Base form of verb
To run, to stay

Question 2

Main verb

Answer 2

Main action/ meaning
Running

Question 3

Auxiliary verb
Past, present, future

Answer 3

Past Present. Future

To be = i Was. Am. Will be
He/she Was. Is. Will be
They Were. Are. Will be
To do= i Did Do. Will do
He/she. Did. Does. Will do
They Did. Do. Will do
To have= i Had. Have. Will have
He/she. Had. Has. Will have
They. Had. Have. Will have

Question 4

Primary auxillary verb

Answer 4

Be, have or do

Question 5

modal verb

Answer 5

Changes the tone
Can, will, shall, may, must, could, would, should, might

Question 6

Epistemic modality

Answer 6

Expresses possibility
Raising ideas - giving image that you could

Question 7

Deontic modality

Answer 7

Expresses necessity
Takes away the choice

Question 8

-ing
-ed

Answer 8

Present participle
Past participle

Question 9

Proper noun

Answer 9

A specific name, place or thing
Always start with a capital letter

Question 10

Common noun

Answer 10

Noun that is a name, place or thing
City, day

Question 11

Concrete nouns

Answer 11

A physical object that exists physically
Dog, table, tree

Question 12

Abstract noun

Answer 12

Intangible things
Idea, quality, state, feelings
Love/hate

Question 13

Collective nouns

Answer 13

A group, one word that relates to lots
People/ walkers

Question 14

Comparative adjective

Answer 14

Used to compare two people or things
Bigger/ stronger - usually end in -er

Question 15

Superlative adjective

Answer 15

Used in comparisons to describe something and being the highest degree or extreme
Flakiest, tallest, poorest (end in -est)

Question 16

Disjunct adverb

Answer 16

Start of a sentence to provide additional information to drama and entire clause
Used to give somebody’s opinion (frankly, briefly, personally)

Question 17

Determiners
What are they
What are the 2 types

Answer 17

Precede nouns - refer directly to them
Most common are THE (definitive article) and A/AN (indefinite article
Possessive determiners (my, our, your, his, hers, it’s, their)
Demonstrative determiners (this, that, these, those)

Question 18

Asyndetic and syndetic listing

Answer 18

Asyndetic - uses commas (pencils, pens, papers)
Syndetic - uses conjunctions - and, but, so

Question 19

Stentence functions
Declarative
Imperative
Interrogative
Exclamatory

Answer 19

Makes a statement
Direct command
Asks a question (?)
Expresses feelings (!)

Question 20

Pre-modification
post-modification

Answer 20

Use fewer words to convey same info (adjectives)
Adding phrase/clause after the noun

Question 21

Tricolons

Answer 21

3 independent Clauses

Question 22

Pronouns
- demonstrative
- relative
- personal
- possessive

Answer 22

• Demonstrate any object (this, that, these)
• Introduces a clause whoi which that
• short word in place of proper name he/she
• Expresses ownership/possesion mine/yours

Question 23

Adverbs:
- frequency
- manner
- time
- place
- degree
- evaluation
- conjunctive adverb

Answer 23

Frequency - how OFTEN an action happens (always, usually, often, sometimes)
Manner - tells us HOW something happens (slowly, quickly, accidentally, silently)
Time - WHEN an action happens (now, soon, always, regularly, yesterday)
Place - LOCATION where the verb is being carried out (anywhere, in, on abroad, downstairs)
Degree - DEGREE to which it applies (almost, barely, highly, quite, totally)
Evaluation - ATTITUDE of the writer (apparently, clearly, honestly, fairly)
Conjunctive adverb - TWO COMPLETE THOUGHTS (equally, accordingly, next, now, additionally)

Question 24

Synthetic personalisation

Answer 24

Addressing mass audiences as though they were individuals
Usage like direct address, e.g. second personal pronouns
‘Have a nice day’
‘See you barter the break’

Question 25

Sentence types
- simple
- compound
- conditional
- complex

Answer 25

Simple - one completely thought (“I can run faster than him”)
Compound - joins two thoughts into one (“I like the colour purple but red is my favourite”)
Conditional - ‘if’ used to show a consequence (“if you freeze water it turns into ice”)
Complex - multiple clauses (“although my friends begged me I chose not to go to the re-union”)