English Language Terms

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Adverb

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Modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or whole clause. Often ends in -ly. Example: He unexpectedly jumped up.

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Antonym

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Two words with opposite meanings, e.g., light/dark.

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Apostrophe

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Indicates possession or omission. Example: Sonia’s bag.

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Article

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A determiner that can be definite or indefinite. Example: The chair (definite), A house (indefinite).

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Clause

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A group of words including a subject and a verb. Can be dependent or independent. Example: When it was raining, I still had to walk to school.

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Cohesion

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When it is clear how a text fits together.

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Compound

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When two or more words are joined to create a new meaning. Example: ice cream, brother-in-law.

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Determiner

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Specifies a noun as known or unknown. Goes before the modifier. Example: My parents are very strict.

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Homonym

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Two words that look and sound the same but have different meanings. Example: bark (the sound a dog makes/the outer layer of a tree).

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Prefix

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Added at the beginning of a word to create a new one, e.g. Unhappy.