A-Level English Language:
Paper 1 - Key Terms with
correct answers 2025/2026
abstract noun - correct answerssomething you can't see, touch, hear or smell
alternative interrogative - correct answersoffer to or more alternative responses
collective noun - correct answersname of a group of people or things all of one kind.
common noun - correct answersname of any person, place of thing - no capital
complex sentences - correct answerslink two or more sentences together using conjunctions or
verbs, contain clauses.
compound sentence - correct answersjoin two simple sentences using a conjunction
concrete noun - correct answerssomething you can physically touch
conditional sentences - correct answershas two clauses, one part of the sentence depends on
the other event/situation
e.g. If it is sunny on Saturday, then we will go to the beach.
Paper 1 - Key Terms with
correct answers 2025/2026
abstract noun - correct answerssomething you can't see, touch, hear or smell
alternative interrogative - correct answersoffer to or more alternative responses
collective noun - correct answersname of a group of people or things all of one kind.
common noun - correct answersname of any person, place of thing - no capital
complex sentences - correct answerslink two or more sentences together using conjunctions or
verbs, contain clauses.
compound sentence - correct answersjoin two simple sentences using a conjunction
concrete noun - correct answerssomething you can physically touch
conditional sentences - correct answershas two clauses, one part of the sentence depends on
the other event/situation
e.g. If it is sunny on Saturday, then we will go to the beach.
