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Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentence Types
Key Terms for English Language - Nouns
Key Terms for English Language - Nouns
You need to know the following key terms for your English Language exam:
Noun
Noun
- A person, place, thing, feeling or idea.
- E.g. London, mum, cat, table, happiness.
Abstract noun
Abstract noun
- An idea or concept - something that you cannot actually see, touch, hear, smell or taste. The opposite of a concrete noun.
- E.g. Love, hatred, anger, happiness, truth, freedom, dedication, peace, knowledge.
Collective noun
Collective noun
- A group of nouns.
- E.g. Team, army, family, group, audience, herd.
Common noun
Common noun
- All nouns are either common nouns or proper nouns. Common nouns are places, things, feelings or ideas.
- E.g. Home, school, book, computer, trees, television.
Concrete noun
Concrete noun
- A thing (noun) that can be touched, tasted, heard, seen, or smelt. The opposite of an abstract noun.
- E.g. Dog, building, tree, fire, water.
Pronoun
Pronoun
- A word used to replace a noun. We use pronouns so we don't need to repeat the same nouns over and over again.
- E.g. I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me.
Proper noun
Proper noun
- All nouns are either common nouns or proper nouns. Proper nouns are the names of specific people or places.
- E.g. Kate, Harry, Liverpool, England, BBC.
Key Terms for English Language - Verbs
Key Terms for English Language - Verbs
You need to know the following key terms for your English Language exam:
Verb
Verb
- An action - a doing word.
- E.g. Sing, walk, dance, laugh, watch, be, do.
Dynamic verb
Dynamic verb
- A verb which is physically moving or changing.
- E.g. Eat, walk, learn, grow, sleep, talk, run, read, become, go.
Stative verb
Stative verb
- A verb which does not physically move - you cannot see, feel, hear, taste or smell them happening, but they are still happening.
- E.g. Love, hate, prefer, doubt, seem, know, own, understand.
Imperative verbs
Imperative verbs
- Verbs which give orders – bossy verbs.
- E.g. Stop, bring, give, tell me.
Key Terms for English Language - Sentence and Clause Types
Key Terms for English Language - Sentence and Clause Types
You need to know the following key terms for your English Language exam:
Complex sentence
Complex sentence
- A complex sentence is formed when you join a main clause and a subordinate clause with a connective.
- Some connectives include: when, if, because, although.
- E.g. While the wind blew, people stayed indoors.
Compound sentence
Compound sentence
- A compound sentence is formed when you join two main clauses with a connective.
- Some connectives include: and, but, so, or.
- E.g. The sand was rough on my skin but the sun was gleaming brilliantly off the water.
Main clause
Main clause
- A main clause is a clause that contains a subject, verb and an object. Main clauses make sense on their own.
- E.g. I like bananas.
Simple sentence
Simple sentence
- A simple sentence has one clause. It only has a verb and a subject.
- E.g. She picked up the brown box.
Subordinate clause
Subordinate clause
- A subordinate clause is one that relies on a main clause to make sense - it contains a subject and a verb, and adds extra information to the sentence. It needs to be attached to a main clause because it cannot make sense on its own.
- E.g. After she noticed it was missing… (What happened?)
1Key Terms
2Language Techniques
2.1Language Devices
3Paper 1: Reading
4Paper 1: Writing
5Paper 2: Reading
5.1DAFORESTER
6Paper 2: Writing
6.1Structuring Your Answer
6.2Types of Writing
6.3Writing to...
6.3.1Writing to Inform
6.3.2Writing to Inform - Example
6.3.3Writing to Explain
6.3.4Writing to Explain - Example
6.3.5Writing to Persuade
6.3.6Writing to Persuade - Example
6.3.7Writing to Argue
6.3.8Writing to Argue - Example
6.3.9Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue
6.3.10Writing to Advise
6.3.11Writing to Advise - Example
6.3.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
6.3.13Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing
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1Key Terms
2Language Techniques
2.1Language Devices
3Paper 1: Reading
4Paper 1: Writing
5Paper 2: Reading
5.1DAFORESTER
6Paper 2: Writing
6.1Structuring Your Answer
6.2Types of Writing
6.3Writing to...
6.3.1Writing to Inform
6.3.2Writing to Inform - Example
6.3.3Writing to Explain
6.3.4Writing to Explain - Example
6.3.5Writing to Persuade
6.3.6Writing to Persuade - Example
6.3.7Writing to Argue
6.3.8Writing to Argue - Example
6.3.9Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue
6.3.10Writing to Advise
6.3.11Writing to Advise - Example
6.3.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
6.3.13Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing
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