Glossary
Acronym.A word formed from the initial letters of other
words.
Active voice.The subjectdoesthe action.
Adjective.A word that describes a noun.
Adverb. A word that qualifies a verb, an adjective or
another adverb.
Clause. main:A group of words that contain both a subject
and a verb and make sense by themselves.
subordinate: A group of words containing a verb that
depends on the main clause. They cannot stand alone.
Cliché.A well worn saying.
Conjunction.A word that links two clauses together.
Gerund.A present participle used as a noun.
Homonym.A word that is spelt the same but pronounced
differently and with a different meaning.
Homophone. A word that is pronounced the same as
another but spelt differently.
Interjection.An exclamation.
Inverted commas. Speech marks: These are marks put
around speech and quotations.
Jargon.Words or expressions used by a particular group of
people.
Malapropism.A word used incorrectly instead of a similar
sounding one.
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