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English Language
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Term | Definition |
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Sentence | A group of words which contain a subject and a verb and expresses a complete idea |
Fragment | A group of words which doesn't have both a subject and a verb (Phrase) |
The four types of sentences | Declarative(statement), Interrogative, imperative and exclamatory |
Complex sentences | Are made up of one main clause and one more subordinate clauses (Main or principle clause) |
Subordinate Clause | Does not make sense on its own but is dependant on the principal clause (Dependant clause) |
Onomatopoeia | Using words to describe sound |
Simple Sentence | Subject + Verb |
Compound Sentence | Two simple sentences joined together by a conjunction |
Complex Sentence | Two or more subjects |
Letter | A means of communication |
Imagery | The use of words to create pictures in the reader's imagination |
Pronoun | A word that stands for or takes the place of a noun |
Subject Pronouns | The doer of the action |
Object Pronouns | The person, animal, place or thing that receives the action of the verb |
Personal Pronouns | Can be used as the object of a verb |