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English Language AS/A2 Terminology

Question 1 of 25

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'this, that, these, those' are examples of what kind of pronoun?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Relative

  • Interrogative

  • Demonstrative

Explanation

Question 2 of 25

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

A is when verbs function as nouns.

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Question 3 of 25

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What word would we refer to as the Definite Article?

Select one of the following:

  • a

  • this

  • the

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Question 4 of 25

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What words would we refer to as the Indefinite Article?

Select one of the following:

  • the, this

  • a, an

  • I, me

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Question 5 of 25

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

'first, second, third' are examples of
'one, two, three' are examples of

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Question 6 of 25

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Which word would be referred to as a Third Person Singular Subject Pronoun?

Select one of the following:

  • they

  • me

  • he

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Question 7 of 25

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What type of adjective is in this sentence?:

'The blue car'

Select one of the following:

  • Predicative

  • Attributive

  • Comparative

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Question 8 of 25

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How many different types of verb are there?

Select one of the following:

  • 8

  • 10

  • 12

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Question 9 of 25

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

A verb describes actions that may be physical. verbs describe states of being/processes that have no obvious action.

Explanation

Question 10 of 25

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Which type of verb isn't limited by an object?

Select one of the following:

  • Intransitive

  • Transitive

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Question 11 of 25

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What type of words answer the questions 'when, where and how'?

Select one of the following:

  • Adjectives

  • Adverbs

  • Pronouns

Explanation

Question 12 of 25

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Adverbs can modify.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 13 of 25

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Adjuncts, Subjuncts, Conjuncts and Disjuncts are all type of what?

Select one of the following:

  • Adverbs

  • Noun Phrases

  • Adverbials

Explanation

Question 14 of 25

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What is a phrasal verb?

Select one of the following:

  • a verb used within a phrase, sometimes used as a conjunction.

  • a phrase consisting of a verb and another element

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Question 15 of 25

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What are particles used in?

Select one of the following:

  • Subordinating Clause

  • Phrasal Verb

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Question 16 of 25

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Which are co-ordinating conjunctions?

Select one of the following:

  • both, whether, either, nor, not, also

  • for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

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Question 17 of 25

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Identify the noun phrase.

Select one of the following:

  • Bob nodded as if he understood.

  • The book was on the table.

  • The senile old man was confused.

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Question 18 of 25

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Identify the verb phrase.

Select one of the following:

  • I waited for a while.

  • She smelled of strawberries and cream.

  • He was eager to eat dinner.

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Question 19 of 25

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There are 3 types of sentence type.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 20 of 25

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Identify the Minor Sentence.

Select one or more of the following:

  • The snow falls.

  • Be quiet.

  • I went into town.

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Question 21 of 25

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

A sentence is made up of at least two co-ordinate clauses connected by a co-ordinating conjunction, and at least one subordinate clause.

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Question 22 of 25

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What type of sentence mood is this?:

'Give the chocolate to me.'

Select one of the following:

  • Exclamatory

  • Declarative

  • Interrogative

Explanation

Question 23 of 25

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What are examples of Intensifiers?

Select one of the following:

  • this, that, those

  • very, so

  • better, cleaner

Explanation

Question 24 of 25

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

adjectives offer contrasts/comparisons ending in '-er', whilst adjectives often add '-est'

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Question 25 of 25

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Identify the Oxymoron.

Select one of the following:

  • Beautifully painful

  • Cruel bat

  • Worst thing ever

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