Download Bloxham Glossary of English terms Term Meaning Adjective

Bloxham Glossary of English terms
Term
Adjective
Adverb
Adverbial phrase
Alliteration
Apostrophe ‘
Boastful language
Clause
Colon :
Complex sentence
Compound sentence
Comma ,
Meaning
Adjectives describe a noun eg. The deserted beach, the
old wise man.
Adverbs are describing words that give added meaning to
verbs, but also adjectives, another verb or another
clause eg. It endlessly rained
Adverbial phrase (or adverb phrase) is the term for two
or more words which play the role of an adverb. Look at
these examples:
- I will sit quietly.
(normal adverb)
-I will sit in silence.
(adverbial phrase)
-I will sit like a monk meditates.
(adverbial clause)
A phrase where adjacent or closely connected words
begin with the same phoneme (sound/letter) eg several
silent, slithering snakes
A punctuation mark indicating:
Contraction : two words shortened into one eg. Do not =
don’t
Possession : applied to all possessives marked by s,
except its. Eg. The girl’s frock (belonging to the girl)
Language that boasts
Distinct part of the sentence including a verb
Eg the sun was shining brightly although there were no
birds to be seen.
A punctuation mark used to introduce: a list, a quotation
or a second clause which expands or illustrates the first
eg. He was very cold: the temperature was below zero
Sentence which has a main clause supported by one or
more subordinating clauses eg. the cat ran indoors
because the dog barked
Sentence made up of 2 clauses of equal weight, both
being main clauses linked together by co-ordinating
conjunctions eg. the curious cat purred all day but the
dog barked
Punctuation mark making the relationship between parts
of a sentence, or used to separate items in a list
Conjunction
Continuous form (verb)
Coordinating conjunction
Dash -
Demarcate
Determiner
Direct speech “ “
Ellipses …
Exclamation mark !
Expanded noun phrase
Fronted adverbial
Generaliser
Hyphen Noun
Noun phrase
Opener
Phrase
Plural
Power of 3 – description,
persuasion, action
A word used to link sentences or clauses or to connect
words within the same phrase (could be time related), eg.
and, later
Verb which is linked to a suffix eg. look + ing = looking,
swim+ing = swimming. Could be used at the beginning of a
sentence also eg. Swimming, Sarah raced off across the
lake
Conjunction which links to another part of a sentence
which develops the original point eg. But, also, as …
(a longer mark than a hyphen) is used to indicate the
break in the flow of a sentence. Eg. the lost cat – which
had now been missing for four days – looked small, tired
and hungry.
Splitting up writing with punctuation
Are like precise adjectives that help pin down the exact
number of nouns eg. a boy, the boy, four boys, all boys.
Direct speech repeats actual words that the speaker
spoke
This signifies a place where something has been omitted,
or if there is a pause or interruption…
Punctuation mark used at the end of a sentence to
indicate great emotion, such as joy!
Noun phrase with added
Adverbial phrase at the beginning of a sentence used as
a ‘where’, ‘when’ or ‘how’ starter eg. a few days ago, we
discovered a hidden box
Generalising nouns eg. most dogs, the majority of
women….
A punctuation mark which links two words or parts of
words
The name of an object, a person or a place
Adjective sitting with a noun eg. gruesome boy, elegant
curtains
Chunk of words at the beginning of a sentence – could be
an adverb or time related opener
A group of words without a verb eg the large cat, three
years later
More than one of something
3 words used together to add impact – could relate to
description, persuasion and action
Powerful verbs
Précising
Verbs which add impact to a sentence
To concise part or whole of a sentence
Preposition
Tells you where a noun is eg. on top, underneath
Pronoun
A word used instead of a preceding noun or noun phrase
to improve writing by reducing repetition eg. Peter is a
good reader, he especially enjoys action books
Punctuation mark used at the end of a sentence to
denote a question
Drop in a relative clause using: who/whom/which/whose/
that e.g.The girl, whom I remember, had long black hair.
A punctuation mark used to separate phrases or clauses
in a sentence
Part of a sentence which can stand alone
Sentence used for effect - short
The writer creates an imagine in readers minds by
comparing a subject to something else eg. As strong as
an ox
Sentence where one thing is happening and just one
clause eg. the curious cat purred all day
Bubble with direct speech inside (before ‘popped’ to
reveal speech marks)
Punctuation used to indicate direct speech
Question mark ?
Relative clause
Semi colon ;
Sentence chunk
Short sentences
Simile
Simple sentence
Speech bubble
Speech marks ( inverted
commas ) “ “
Specific vocabulary
Subordinating
conjunction
Suffix
Tense – past, present,
future
Verb
Vocabulary specific to a topic eg – non fiction vocabulary
Conjunction which adds a subordinate clause onto a main
clause
Added to the end of a word
Tell us when something is happening
Word/group of words which names an action or state of
being