grammar

Grammar

 

·         Noun – naming word

·         Noun phrase – when you modify a noun and the meaning is changed

·         Pronoun – I, me, you

·         Verb – doing word

·         Adverb – describes doing word

·         Concrete noun – can smell, hear, taste, touch, see

·         Abstract noun – names an idea or concept

·         Proper noun – name of unique individual events or places, e.g v festival or England

·         Collective noun – swarm of bees, crowd of people, herd of sheep

·         Main verbs – an action that is taking place e.g sing, jump

·         Auxiliary verbs – give extra information on the main verb and can affect the meaning

·         Primary auxiliary verbs – do, have, be

·         Modal auxiliary verbs – can, could, will, would

·         Deontic – no movement, must, will

·         Epistemic – more flexible, may, might

·         Verb phrase – built around a main verb and modal auxiliary’s can be used to change the degree of strength towards something, e.g. You must run to class.

·         Active voice -  to the point and more direct

·         Passive voice – when the subject is not the focus of the story and is more formal

·         Clause – groups of words centred around a verb phrase, they include the subject, the verb and the object

·         Coordinate clause – two clauses linked together by a conjunction

·         Subordinate clause – a clause that cannot stand on its own