meanings and reps

Question 1

Mode

Answer 1

physical channels of communications

Question 2

Intertextuality

Answer 2

a process by which texts borrow from or refer to conventions of other texts for a specific purpose and effects

Question 3

Pronoun

Answer 3

substitutes for a noun, referring back or fowards to them(eg. she, he)

Question 4

Preposition

Answer 4

provides connections between words by showing a sence of place.

Question 5

Conjunction

Answer 5

provides connections between the larger structures phrases, clauses and sentences.

Question 6

Determiner

Answer 6

word that adds detail to a noun and can indicate the amount or quantity of a noun.
Eg. many, much, more

Question 7

Possessive determiner

Answer 7

my, yours, his, hers, ours

Question 8

Proper noun

Answer 8

Refers to names of people or places
Example. James, England

Question 9

Abstract noun

Answer 9

Refer to states, feelings and concepts that do ot have a physical existence
Example. love, anger

Question 10

Concrete noun

Answer 10

Refers to objects that have a physical existence
Example. non-countable, not taking form eg, furniture

Question 11

Material verbs

Answer 11

Show actions or events
Example. hit, jump, wash, build

Question 12

Relational verbs

Answer 12

Identify properties or show states of being

eg. have, own, consist of, appear

Question 13

Mental verbs

Answer 13

Show internal processes such as thinking
eg. think, believe, wish

Question 14

Verbal verbs

Answer 14

Show external processes of communicating through speech.
Example. say, shout, scream, whisps

Question 15

Adjectives and adverbs

Base

Answer 15

modifies another word
big, interesting, carfully

Question 16

Adjectives and adverbs

Comparative

Answer 16

A form used to compare two instances either adding ‘er’ or using ‘more’

Example. bigger, read more carefully

Question 17

Adjectives and adverbs

Superlative

Answer 17

A form used to compare more than two instances, identifying a best example.

Example. the biggest parcel, most interesting game, most carefully he had ever read.

Question 18

Demonstrative pronouns

Answer 18

pushes the reader towards a person, object, or idea
this, these, that, those

Question 19

Indefinite pronouns

Answer 19

Refer to a person, object, or idea that is non-specific.

Example. someone, anybody, everything

Question 20

Article determiners

Answer 20

Show that something is or isn’t definite
Example. the, a/an

Question 21

Possessive determiner

Answer 21

shows ownership
Example. my, your, her, our

Question 22

Quantifiers determiner

Answer 22

Show either specific or non-specific quantities of a noun
Example. one, two, some, any, a few

Question 23

Co-ordinating conjunctions

Answer 23

Link words

Eg. and, but, or, yet

Question 24

Sub-ordinating conjunctions

Answer 24

Link clauses together

Example. because, although, while

Question 25

Lexical/ semantic field

Answer 25

a group of words that fufill the same kind of role and function in speech and writing

Question 26

Collocates

Answer 26

words you typically see together Example. 'cosmetic surgery'

Question 27

Fixed expressions

Answer 27

words that occur together so regularly that they become accepted as one long structure Eg. 'at the end of the day' 'see you later'

Question 28

Dysphemism

Answer 28

using a blunt or direct word instead of a more polite or indirect alternative close to taboo

Question 29

verb phrase

Answer 29

a group of words built around a head verb

Question 30

pre-modifier

Answer 30

a word that goes before the head noun to add detail or clarify some aspect of it

Question 31

post- modifier noun

Answer 31

a word that comes after the noun to add detail or clarify some aspect of it. Usually reporting who, what, where, why, how about the noun.

Question 32

Primary auxiliary verb

Answer 32

an auxiliary verb that joins with a main verb to show tense. Example, be, do, have

Question 33

modal auxiliary verb

Answer 33

an auxiliary verb that joins with a main verb to show the degree of strength towards a commitment. Eg. Liverpool should beat MC Liverpool will, might , must

Question 34

Subordinate clause

Answer 34

The clause cannot stand alone because it would not make sense then. Example. The dog ran 'when jack blew the whistle'

Question 35

Fronted adverbial

Answer 35

An adverb or adverbial at the start of the sentence. Eg. 'yesterday' I went to the park'

Question 36

Active voice

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the subject is in a prominent position and the verb phrase is in the present or past tense. (what is carrying out the verb, comes first) Eg. Beast seriously injures baby

Question 37

Passive voice

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agent omitted or placed later in the clause using a prepositional phrase, verb phrase changes to a form of 'to be' and participle form 'en/ed' (what the verb is happening to comes first) ( the action happens to Eg. Baby is mauled by fox

Question 38

audience positioning

Answer 38

assumptions made in a text about its readers background knowledge and understanding, attitudes and values.