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Glossary

clause says which person or thing is subjunctive
clause says which person or thing is
subjunctive
being talked about (e.g. A friend who
The subjunctive is a set of verb forms
being talked about (e.g. A friend who The subjunctive is a set of verb forms
London
formal
getting married).
is
mainly
in
rather
in
lives in London is getting married). used, mainly in rather formal
used,
lives
non-defining
talk
about
possibilities
to
relative
clause
gives
A A non-defining relative clause gives English, to talk about possibilities
English,
the
noun
information
(e.g.
We
about
recommend
rather than facts
more information about the noun rather than facts (e.g. We recommend
more
left
I've
My
If I
were
which
be given the job;
bicycle^
(e.g.
that he
(e.g. My bicycle; which I’ve left that he be given the job; If I were
outside your house, is over 20 years
outside your house, is over 20 years you, I'd go home now).
you, I'd go home now).
old).
old).
transitive verb
transitive verb
pronoun
object
an
She
(e.g.
relative
A verb that takes
relative pronoun A verb that takes an object (e.g. She
such as who, which, or holding a bunch of flowers.).
was
A pronoun such as who, which, or was holding a bunch of flowers.).
A pronoun
is used at the beginning of Compare INTRANSITIVE VERB.
that which Compare INTRANSITIVE VERB.
that which is used at the beginning of
relative clause.
a a relative clause.
verbs & three-word verbs
two-word verbs & three-word verbs
two-word
speech
used with
reported speech Verbs that are commonly used with a a
Verbs that are commonly
reported
is reported without using (adverb or
particular particle
Speech that is reported without using particular particle (adverb or
Speech that
exact words of the speaker. are referred to here as
preposition) are referred to here as
the preposition)
the exact words of the speaker.
called 'indirect speech'. verbs (e.g. She looked after
two-word verbs (e.g. She looked after
Sometimes called 'indirect speech’. two-word
Sometimes
her elderly parents). Verbs that are
her elderly parents). Verbs that are
clause
clause
&
reported
particular
reporting
used with two
reporting clause & reported clause commonly used with two particular
commonly
statement that reports what people
A A statement that reports what people (adverb + preposition) are
particles (adverb + preposition) are
particles
is often divided into a
three-word verbs
as
here
think or say
think or say is often divided into a referred to to here as three-word verbs
referred
clause and a reported
older
looked up
his
He
to
reporting clause and a reported (e.g. He looked up to his older
reporting
(e.g.
(e.g. She said (= reporting
clause
clause (e.g. She said (= reporting These are sometimes called
brothers).
brothers). These are sometimes called
that the building was unsafe
and
'phrasal
verbs'
clause) that the building was unsafe 'prepositional verbs' and 'phrasal
clause)
‘prepositional
(= reported clause)). verbs'.
(= reported clause)).
verbs'.
sentence
simple
simple sentence wh-words
wh-words
sentence consisting of one clause.
A A sentence consisting of one clause. of words (e.g. who, where,
A group
A group of words (e.g. who, where,
how) that are used in WH-
when,
when, how) that are used in WH-
verb
state
state verb QUESTIONS.
used to describe a state QUESTIONS.
A verb that
A verb that is is used to describe a state
believe, think) rather than an
(e.g.
(e.g. believe, think) rather than an wh-question
wh-question
DYNAMIC VERB.
action. Compare
action. Compare DYNAMIC VERB. begins with a WH-
A question that begins with a WH-
A question that
you going?).
are
Where
(e.g.
WORD (e.g. Whereare you going?).
WORD
subject
subject
person or thing that does the
question
The
The person or thing that does the yes/no question
yes/no
of the verb (e.g. Tommy went
action
action of the verb (e.g. Tommy went be answered with
A question that can be answered with
A question that can
Compare OBJECT.
home). Compare OBJECT. or 'no' (e.g. Do you like coffee?).
home).
'yes'
'yes' or 'no' (e.g. Do you like coffee?).
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