Grammar (AQA A-Level English Language): Flashcards
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Grammar definition
Grammar definition
How words are structured & combined to create meaningful sentences
How many word classes?
How many word classes?
Eight types
Abstract nouns
Abstract nouns
Ideas, qualities or concepts that cannot be physically touched
Adjectives function
Adjectives function
Descriptive words that modify nouns
Modal auxiliary verbs express
Modal auxiliary verbs express
Possibility, intention, obligation, necessity
4 sentence types
4 sentence types
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory
Declarative sentence
Declarative sentence
Makes a statement or declares a fact
Imperative sentence
Imperative sentence
Expresses commands or requests
Simple sentence structure
Simple sentence structure
Single independent clause, no coordinating conjunctions
Compound sentence structure
Compound sentence structure
Two independent clauses + coordinating conjunction