AQA English Language A-Level - Paper 1
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common noun - names any person, place, thing, or idea (ie) pilot, city, park
proper noun - names a particular person, place, thing, or idea and is capitalized
(ie) Paris, Dan, America
concrete noun - thing that can be seen, heard, smelt, touched or tasted (ie) pasta,
paint
abstract noun - names an idea or feeling (ie) love, justice, hope, freedom
comparative adjective - 'er' suffix added (ie) taller
superlative adjective - 'est' suffix added (ie) tallest
main verb - main action of the clause (ie) spoke, walking, smile
auxiliary verb - helps the main verb (ie) VARIATIONs of "Be," "Do," and "Have"
, AQA English Language A-Level - Paper 1
AO1 terms latest questions rated A 2024
modal auxillary verb - expresses possibility (ie) can, could, may, might, must,
ought, shall, should, will,
copular verb - links subject to noun or adjective that acts as the compliment (ie)
Honey is sweet. (Here the copular verb is assigns the quality of sweetness to
honey.)
dynamic verb - actions that can start and end (ie) 'to run', 'to hit', 'to savour' and
'to go'
stative verb - describe a state or situation (ie) such as be, have, seem, know
intransitive verb - verbs don't have a direct object
transitive verb - verbs have a direct object
active voice - subject performs the action (ie) the head teacher performed the
speech to the children
AO1 terms latest questions rated A 2024
common noun - names any person, place, thing, or idea (ie) pilot, city, park
proper noun - names a particular person, place, thing, or idea and is capitalized
(ie) Paris, Dan, America
concrete noun - thing that can be seen, heard, smelt, touched or tasted (ie) pasta,
paint
abstract noun - names an idea or feeling (ie) love, justice, hope, freedom
comparative adjective - 'er' suffix added (ie) taller
superlative adjective - 'est' suffix added (ie) tallest
main verb - main action of the clause (ie) spoke, walking, smile
auxiliary verb - helps the main verb (ie) VARIATIONs of "Be," "Do," and "Have"
, AQA English Language A-Level - Paper 1
AO1 terms latest questions rated A 2024
modal auxillary verb - expresses possibility (ie) can, could, may, might, must,
ought, shall, should, will,
copular verb - links subject to noun or adjective that acts as the compliment (ie)
Honey is sweet. (Here the copular verb is assigns the quality of sweetness to
honey.)
dynamic verb - actions that can start and end (ie) 'to run', 'to hit', 'to savour' and
'to go'
stative verb - describe a state or situation (ie) such as be, have, seem, know
intransitive verb - verbs don't have a direct object
transitive verb - verbs have a direct object
active voice - subject performs the action (ie) the head teacher performed the
speech to the children
