grammar

Question 1

types of adjectives

(degree)

Answer 1

comperlative
superlative

Question 2

adjectives types

4x

Answer 2

1. attributive
2. predicative
   3.post-positive adjective (comes immidiatly after the noun)
   4.evaluative - ofers judgment

Question 3

types of adverbs

7x

Answer 3

1. manner
2. time
3. degree
4. place
5. frequency
6. exclusive (only, just)
7. additive (too, as well)

Question 4

conjunctions + examples

Answer 4

-coordinating conj. (equal status)
e.g. For And Nor But Or Yet So
- subordinating conj. (unequal)
e.g. after, although, as, as if, as long as, because, before, despite, even if, even though, if, in order that, rather than, since, so that, that, though, unless, until, when, where, whereas, whether, and while.

Question 5

types of Determiners

6x

Answer 5

1. demonstrative (that this)
2. possesive
3. Definite articel (the)
4. Indefinite article (a)
5. reflexive (myself)
6. quantifying (many, some, few, any, all, and several)

Question 6

types of nouns

7x

Answer 6

1. concrete
2. abstract
3. proper
4. collective (family, team, herd)
5. countable, non countable
6. common
7. compound (toothbrush)

Question 7

prepositions

Answer 7

1. of time
2. of place
3. Direction
4. Spatual relationship

+ prepositional phrase

Question 8

example of preposition of time

Answer 8

at
on
in

Question 9

example of preposition of place

Answer 9

on, above, in, near etc

Question 9

example of preposition of direction

Answer 9

into, along, down, over, below, through etc

Question 10

example of preposition of spatual relationship

Answer 10

above, across, inside, outside, beneath, in front of

Question 11

prepositional phrases are

Answer 11

those begin with a preposition and ends with a noun

they can act as an adverbial phrase, adjective phrase and noun phrase

they dont act as a verb phrase

so anything that has a preposition first: ‘under the circumstances’, ‘of the fellows’, ‘during the
first week of his vacation.’

Question 12

types of pronouns

8X

Answer 12

1. personal (she, her)
2. possessive (mine, yours)
3. reflexive (yourself)
4. reciprocal (each other, one another ONLY TWO)
5. demonstrative (that this)
6. indefinite (nobody)
7. interrogtive (where, who)
8. relative (whom, that)

Question 13

types of verbs

3 main

Answer 13

1. dynamic (pushed, smashed, kissed, kicked)
2. stative (am, love, eant, know)
3. auxilary
   * primary auxilary - be, have, do
   * modal auxilary - can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would, ought to

Question 14

other types of verbs

tense dependent

Answer 14

1. progressive (coming)
2. perfective (had come)
3. progressive-perfective (had been coming)

Question 15

4 types of phrases

Answer 15

1. adjectival
2. adverbial
3. noun
4. verb

Question 16

3 types of clauses

Answer 16

1. main (s+v)
2. coordinate (funboys)
3. subordinate

Question 17

types of subordinate clauses

Answer 17

-concessive subordinate clauses (express contrast to the main clause: although, even though, While
Whereas) *
conditional subordiante clause (condition: if, unless, provided, as long as, even if, in case, on condition, supposing that)*
subordiate clause of reason (reasoning: because, since, as, seeing that, due to the fact)
temporal subordinate clause (time: when, before, while)
relative suborinate clause (who, wich, where)

Question 18

sentence types

Answer 18

-simple
-compound (coordinate)
-complex (subordinate)
-compound-complex
-minor (s+ no v, v+ no s)

Question 19

sentence function

Answer 19

-declerative
-interrogative
-imperative (command)
-exclemative (!)

Question 20

active VS pasive voice

Answer 20

active: subject of a sentence does the action
pasive: action has been fone to the subject

Question 21

what is a collocation

Answer 21

groups of words that has become associated with each other: make a decision, hot coffee, think about, the sun rises

Question 22

euphamisim VS dysphemism

Answer 22

euphamisim - avoiding unpleasent
he passes away
dysphemism - emphesising the unpleasent
he dropped dead

Question 22

what is ellipsis

Answer 22

missing out of a word in a sentence.
‘missing man found alive’

Question 23

exaggeretion *i cried my eyes out* - understimeting *the £10 000 i bought you? oh it was nothing!*

Answer 23

Hyperbole Meosis

Question 24

Uses something closely associated with the object or concept to represent that object or concept. It’s often about association, not necessarily a part-whole relationshi *crown decided =queen decided *

Answer 24

Metonymy

Question 25

synecdoche is

Answer 25

It uses a part of something to represent the whole, or sometimes the whole represents just a part of something. *we need all hand (all hands=all workers)* *the government made a decision (government=some ministers)*

Question 26

when a writer repeates a sentence structure (persuasive effect) *if we build it, they will come; if they come, we will succeed*

Answer 26

syntactic parallelism when a writer repeates a sentence structure (persuasive effect) *if we build it, they will come; if they come, we will succeed*

Question 27

synthetic personalisation is

Answer 27

when a writer makes use of the second person pronoun to synthesise a relationship with the reader *you have tried the rest - now try the best*

Question 28

triad

Answer 28

patter of three words or phrases

Question 29

figurative language | 6x

Answer 29

1. metaphor 2. alliteration 3. personification 4. allegory 5. Onomatopoeia 6. Oxymoron (opposites next to each other 'bitter sweet')

Question 32

Explain what is a Participial phrase

Answer 32

It’s starts with a participle - verb with “ing” or “ed” “ten” It gives additional context to the main clause and explains the time it situation

Question 33

what is an anaphoric referencing? And its effect

Answer 33

is looking back at information we already know e.g. not using smn's name, instead using 'she' Cohesion, clarity and fluency

Question 34

what is cataphoric referncing? And its effect

Answer 34

is looking forward, more information is in the further piece e.g. She was so cold, so i gave Abi a blancket Suspense, intrigue, focus

Question 35

what discipline looks at spelling ?

Answer 35

orthography

Question 36

what is deixes

Answer 36

is context dependent words, e.g. she was so cold over there, so i gave her that

Question 37

what are Homophones

Answer 37

sound = same spelled = differently

Question 38

what are homographs

Answer 38

sound = differently spelled = the same

Question 39

what are Homonyms ?

Answer 39

sound = same spelled = same e.g. can, can

Question 40

stating factual information e.g. James can't find his phone

Answer 40

indicative mood of a sentence

Question 41

verbs that do not require a direct object to complete their meaning. They express an action that the subject performs without the action being directed at something or someone. "run," "laugh," "sleep," and "arrive".

Answer 41

Intransitive verbs

Question 42

linking words e.g. 'be' or "appear," "seem," "look," "sound," and "feel"

Answer 42

Copular verbs

Question 43

subordinate clause in brackets

Answer 43

parenthetical clause