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English Language and Literature key terms

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key terminology (AO1) for exam

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English Language and Literature key terms

Language terms and concepts
1. nouns
  1. proper noun- people, places, occasions
  2. common noun- not specific- types of people, objects, feelings
    1. concrete noun- things which physically exist
    2. collective noun- names given to groups of people
    3. abstract noun- feelings, ideas, qualities
2. adjectives
  1. comparative- colder,bigger
  2. superlative- coldest,biggest
3. verbs
  1. main verb- single verb expressing main meaning
  2. auxiliary verb- helping verb- going, must, have, been
  3. active- person or thing performing action is emphasised as subject of verb
  4. passive- emphasis shifts to object of verb
4. adverb
  1. more info on verb- describes verb- better, loudly
5. pronoun
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