Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentences

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Key Terms for English Language - Nouns

You need to know the following key terms for your English Language exam:

Noun

A person, place, thing, feeling or idea.
- E.g. London, mum, cat, table, happiness.

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

A group of nouns.
- E.g. Team, army, family, group, audience, herd.

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

A thing (noun) that can be touched, tasted, heard, seen, or smelled. The opposite of an abstract noun.
- E.g. Dog, building, tree, fire, water.

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

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

You need to know the following key terms for your English Language exam:

Verb

An action - a doing word.
- E.g. Sing, walk, dance, laugh, watch, be, do.

Dynamic verb

A verb which is physically moving or changing.
- E.g. Eat, walk, learn, grow, sleep, talk, run, read, become, go.

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

Verbs which give orders – bossy verbs.
- E.g. Stop, bring, give, tell me.

1Key Terms

1.1Key Terms

1.1.1Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentences

1.1.2Key Terms - Sentence and Clause Types

1.1.3Key Terms - Words, Sounds & Language

1.1.4Key Terms - Types of Language

1.1.5Key Terms - Images, Symbols & Mood

1.1.6Key Terms - Mood & Feelings

1.1.7Key Terms - Other Techniques

1.1.8End of Topic Test - Key Terms

2Language Devices

2.1Language Devices

2.1.1Metaphors

2.1.2Similes

2.1.3Metaphors & Similes HyperLearning

2.1.4Personification

2.1.5Pathetic Fallacy

2.1.6Puns & Oxymorons

2.1.7Hyperbole & Emotive Language

2.1.8Alliteration

2.1.9Sibilance

2.1.10Onomatopoeia

2.1.11Recap: Language Devices

2.1.12End of Topic Test - Language Devices

3Writing Structure

3.1Writing Structure

3.1.1Narrators

3.1.2Paragraphs

3.1.3Tense

3.1.4Present vs Past vs Future Tense

3.1.5Foreshadowing

3.1.6Structure

3.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Structure

4Section B: Reading & Writing

5Section C: Writing

5.1Writing Task

5.1.1Discursive Writing

5.1.2Narrative Writing

5.1.3Descriptive Writing

5.1.4End of Topic Test - Writing Task

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