Words And Phrases Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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What is colloquial language
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Very casual words
2
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What is high diction language
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Very formal words
3
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What is a semantic field eg “The field was marshy, boggy, squelching with odorous muck, and altogether brown with autumnal ooze”
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Words that share a similar meaning
4
Q
Bold, rapid, breathless and frightening are examples of what type of word
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Adverbs
5
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Unusual, engaging, scary, delicious and tactile are examples of what type of word
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Adjectives
6
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Powerful, alarming, enticing, violent and imperative are examples of what word
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Verbs
7
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My, mine, his, hers, ours, yours and its are examples of what phrase
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Possessive pronouns
