English IEB Grade 12

English
IEB
Grade
12
Acronym
-
ANSA
new
word
formed
by
the
first
letters
of
other
words.
(SARS)
Abbreviation
-
ANSA
shortened
form
of
a
word.
(Prof.)
Initialism
-
ANSAn
abbreviation
consisting
of
the
initial
letters
pronounced
separately.
(SABC)
Homophone
-
ANSWords
that
have
the
same
spelling
and
pronunciation
but
are
spelt
different
and
having
different
meanings.
(Two/too/to)
Homonym
-
ANSWords
that
have
the
same
spelling
and
pronunciation
but
different
meanings.
(Bark
-
Tree
vs
Bark
-
Dog)
Malopropism
-
ANSThe
mistaken
use
of
a
word
in
place
of
a
similar
sounding
one,
usually
a
verbal
error.
Neologism
-
ANSA
newly
coined
word
or
phrase
Portmanteau
-
ANSWhen
two
words
sounds
and/or
meaning
are
combined
to
create
a
new
word
(Brunch)
Spoonerism
-
ANSWhen
the
first
two
letter
of
consecutive
words
are
switched,
usually
a
verbal
error.
Tautology
-
ANSRepeating
the
same
thing
twice
using
different
words
that
mean
the
same
thing.
Concord
Error
-
ANSSubject
and
verb
do
not
agree
in
number.
Comma
Splice
Error
-
ANSTwo
independent
clauses
are
incorrectly
joined
by
a
comma
alone.
Inconsistent
Pronouns
-
ANSThe
use
of
pronouns
lacks
clarity
or
consistency
in
reference.
Misrelated
Participles
-
ANSParticipial
phrases
are
not
clearly
or
logically
related
to
the
noun
they
are
intended
to
modify
Simple
Sentence
-
ANSA
sentence
consisting
of
one
independent
clause.
Compound
Sentence
-
ANSA
sentence
with
two
or
more
independent
clauses
joined
by
a
coordinating
conjunction.