English Language

English Language Accent - CORRECT ANSWER-The way we pronounce words. There are examples of different accents: Scouser, Geordie Accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER-We adjust our words to address the person we are speaking to Acronym - CORRECT ANSWER-A word formed from the intiall letters of other words Active Voice - CORRECT ANSWER-When the subject of the verb is the person performing the action Adjacency Pair - CORRECT ANSWER-Two-part exchanges following a predictable pattern and found in a conversation Adjective - CORRECT ANSWER-A describing word Adverb - CORRECT ANSWER-A word that tells us more about a verb, adverb or adjective Adverbial - CORRECT ANSWER-A word or group of words working as an adverb , giving info on time, place or manner Affix - CORRECT ANSWER-A group of letters forming part of a word Alliteration - CORRECT ANSWER-When two or more words begin with the same letter Amelioration - CORRECT ANSWER-A change in the meaning of a word that gives the word a more postitve meaning Anaphoric Reference - CORRECT ANSWER-A word or expression in a text that refers back to another part of the text Antonym - CORRECT ANSWER-A word that is opposite in meaning to another word Assonance - CORRECT ANSWER-When the vowel sounds in the middle of two or more words are similar Asyndetic Listing - CORRECT ANSWER-Listing which does not involve the use of conjuctions Auxiliary Verb - CORRECT ANSWER-A verb placed in front of a main verb Blend - CORRECT ANSWER-A word formed by combining parts of other words Borrowing - CORRECT ANSWER-A word taken from another language Broadening - CORRECT ANSWER-Occurs when the meaning of a word is extended; the word retains its old meaning but takes on one or more added meanings as well Cataphoric Reference - CORRECT ANSWER-A word or expression in a text that refers forward to another part of the text Clause - CORRECT ANSWER-A group of words forming a unit withing a sentence, usually containing a subject and a verb Clipping - CORRECT ANSWER-A word formed by shortening an exsisting word Cohesion - CORRECT ANSWER-The techniques and devices used to connect different parts of a text with each other Coinage - CORRECT ANSWER-The creation of a completley new word Collocation - CORRECT ANSWER-Groups of words that are commonly found alongside each other Comparative - CORRECT ANSWER-An adjective that makes a comparison, usually ending in -er Complement - CORRECT