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Language & Grammar

,Parts of Speech :




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nouns (proper ,
common , abstract , compound)
~

adjectives (modify nouns
adverbs
(modify verbs/adjectives)
-




(transitive/intransitive objects (not )
~
?
do have
verbs
they
-




pronouns lesp 'us' them' variety
~
. the vs .




Punctuation :




hypens compound adjectives compand
~

create or nains
.



-
dashes separate extra info / act as
parenthesis , as do brackets +
pairs of commas
.


-

direct speech the inverted act speech bubble if the person speaking in a cartoon
format
commas as
you imagine
:
-

a can ,




whatever goes in the speech bubble in inverted commas
.
, goes




Dictionary Definitions :




~
contain word
, part of speech pronounciation
, ,
a list
of definitions, t
etymology (language or
orgin , root word [main
part of the world) i prefixes suffixes + that affect meaning I part of speech
·

Im /un/non-not
Auto-by itself
·




·

Trans= across

=
ness
·


nain


able adj . ,
· -
=
etc
.




Sentence Structure :




~
Simple sent .
= One main clause (1/more subjects + one verb)
~
Compound sent .
=2 sentences (main clauses) combined ; the 2 main clauses are balanced / co-ordinated ,
hence


the canj . that joins the clauses to make up a compound sent . a re called co-ordinating conj . s (the prefix "co" means



together-i .
FANBOYS like to co-ordinate their outfits

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Terminology :




Hyphen (t)

-
form compaind words
from single words .




separate two vowels to prevent awkwardness
~

.



show that word is
unfinished at the end of written line
-
a a .




connect prefixes to
~

nar ns
.



eg's Mother-in-law well-crafted
·
:
,




Co-operative
Anti-violence




Colon ( )
:




introduce list that will
follow.
~
a


·


eg's : The bookstore specialises in : art ,
architecture and graphic design
.



The man bought :
apples ,
oranges , walnuts and ice-cream
.




Semi-colon (i)


of full
~

separate 2 main clauses in the place a
coordinating conj or a stop .




eg's Everybody knows ;
nobody is
telling
·
:

.

lago played on Othello's naive nature ; Desdemona was one
of the victims .




Ellipses ( ) ...




~
indicates an in complete thought.
~

indicates a trail of thought .




~
indicates an interruption
.



indicates hesitation
~

.




eg's Oh word ! I cannot believe that
. ..
·
:

my

If you do not do this work , I will ...

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