Termonology D & E

Declarative

A grammatical mood where the subject is followed by the verb in a sentence which expresses a statement e.g. The balloon flew over the mountain.

A modal verb expressing ability, necessity or obligation e.g. can, could, may, must, shall, should. Dependent clause A clause which cannot stand alone (also called subordinate

Deixis

The dictionary meaning of a word.

A term describing expressions that rely on the context for interpretation e.g. there, over here, that high.

An adverb which indicates the extent of a quality e.g. very, really, quite, nearly, so

Degree adverb

Dependent clause

A clause which cannot stand alone (also called subordinate clause).

Dependent clause

Embedded clause

End focus

The positioning of information at the end of a clause for emphasis

A word that replaces another which is seen as taboo or social unacceptable

Enumerators

A word that replaces another which is seen as taboo or social unacceptable

Cardinal and ordinal numbers.

Emphatic stress

Emphasis placed upon syllables or words in spoken discourse

The overlapping of meaning from one line to another in verse without punctuation.

Declarative

A grammatical mood where the subject is followed by the verb in a sentence which expresses a statement e.g. The balloon flew over the mountain.

A term describing expressions that rely on the context for interpretation e.g. there, over here, that high.

Demonstrative

A term used to describe pronouns and determiners that distinguish between similar items e.g. this/that, these/those.

A modal verb expressing ability, necessity or obligation e.g. can, could, may, must, shall, should.

A verb that is followed by a complement e.g. be, seem, appear, grow, become.

Copula verb

Dependent clause

Termonology D & E

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