English Language Chapter 3 SAC

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.