exclamation mark n
the form of punctuation used after an exclamation, such as
Well done!
exclusive (first person) pronoun n
a first person pronoun which does not include the person being spoken or
written to. In some languages there is a distinction between first person
plural pronouns which include the persons who are addressed (inclusive
pronouns) and those which do not (exclusive pronouns). For example, in
Malay:
exclusive inclusive
kami kita
“we” “we”
see also personal pronouns
exercise n
in teaching, an activity that is designed to practise a learning item.
see also activity, drill, task
existential adj
(in linguistics) describes a particular type of sentence structure which often
expresses the existence or location of persons, animals, things, or ideas.
In English, a common existential sentence structure is:
There +a form of the verb be
For example:
There are four bedrooms in this house.
Another frequently used existential structure uses the verb to have.
For example:
English
This house has four bedrooms.
Malay
Ada dua teksi di sini. (“Have two taxis here”)
exit test n
a type of achievement testthat is given at the end of a course.
expanded pidgin n
see pidgin
expansion n
see modelling
exclamation mark