this is a more refined quiz based on what was included on the practice SAC
5 Prosodic features
pitch, intonation, stress, tempo & volume
functions of language
referential, emotive, connotative, poetic, phatic and metalinguistic functions.
conjunctions - coordination & subordinator
link words, phrases and sentences together.
coordinator
FANBOYS
subordinator
tie sentences together by linking clauses and sentences. Eg. after, before, because
prepositions
Shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word to indicate time, place or relationship. Eg at, on, in
referential function
The sharing of information - ideas, facts, and opinions. The information may or may not be true, but presents it as factual.
phatic function
Create and maintain social connections between the addresser and the addressee. They tend to be somewhat meaningless outside a social context, and the focus is on the contact - the way the message is delivered and received
emotive function
Allows users to express emotions and desires. The purest demonstration of the emotive function is an interjection
connotative function
Typically involves directions, questions and commands. Messages with a conative function aim to cause the addressee to react in some way.
metalinguistic function
Used to talk about language itself. This could be to clarify something, clear up ambiguity, or to describe linguistical terms.
poetic function
Focuses on the formation of the message itself and the beauty or wit of the text’s composition, rather than on the addresser or addressee.
adverbs
help describe, modify or quantify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, phrases or sentences.
types of adverbs
time, place & manner
cause & effect
degree
certainty
frequency
comment
sentence structures
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound complex sentence
fragment
simple sentence
contain a single clause consisting of a subject & predicate.
compound sentence
consist of 2 or more independent clauses that are joined together with a coordinator, contains 2 sets of subjects & predicates.
complex sentence
consists of 1 independent clause & at least 1 dependent clause.
compound complex sentence
combination of compound & complex sentences. contain at least 2 independent clause that have been joined by a coordinator & at least 1 dependent clause that’s been joined by a subordinator.
fragment
incomplete sentences that still make sense missing a subject or predicate
predicate
Consists of the main verb of a clause and all of its modifiers. It contains the whole of the clause that comes after the subject.
interjection
a word phrase that express a strong feeling or emotion. Eg. ouch, woah!
independent clauses
phases that can stand alone and make sense by themselves.
dependent clause
phrases that can’t stand alone and need another phrase to make sense.