LANGUAGE

reciprocal verb

is a verb which describes an action that involves two people doing the same thing to each other

reflexive pronoun

is a pronoun ending in “-self” or “-selves”, such as “myself” or “themselves”, which you use as the object of a verb when you want to say that the object is the same person or thing as the subject of the verb in the same clause

reflexive verb

is a verb which is normally used with a reflexive pronoun as object. ex: He contented himself with the thought that he had the only set of keys

regular verb

is a verb that has four forms and follows the normal rules

relative cause

is a subordinate clause which gives more information about someone or something mentioned in the main clause.

relative pronoun

is “that” or a “wh” -word such as “who” or “which”, when it is used to introduce a relative clause. ex: I watched the girl who was carrying the bag.

reported clause

is the clause in a report structure which indicates that someone has said. ex” she said that i couldn’t see her.

reported question

is a question which is reported using a report structure rather than the exact words used by the speaker

reported speech

is the words you use to report what someone has said, rather than using their actual words. also called indirect speech

reporting clause

is the clause in a report structure which contains the reporting verb

reporting verb

is a verb which describes what people say or think. ex: suggest, say, wonder

report structure

is a structure which is used to report what someone says or thinks, rather than repeating their exact words. example: she told me she’d be late

result clause

is a subordinate clause introduced by “so… that”, or “such… (that)”, which indicates the result of an action or situation. ex: i dont think there’s any more news, so i’ll finish.

semi-modal

is a term used by some grammars to refer to the verbs “dare,” “need,” and “used to,” which behave like modals in some structures

short form

is a form in which one or more letters are omitted and two words are joined together such as auxiliaries (“is,” “have,” etc.) or modals (“can,” “might,” etc.) with the word “not,” or subject pronouns (“I,” “they,” etc.) with auxiliaries or modals. ex: aren’t, couldn’t, he’d, i’m

simple tense

is a present tense or past tense formed without using an auxiliary verb. ex: I wait. She sang.

strong verb

another name for irregular verb