(also called a dependent clause) a clause that is dependent on a main clause and does not make...
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Type: Glossary
words, including relative pronouns, that link a less important clause to a main clause. Most...
Type: Glossary
meaning that is not obvious. Subtext is revealed by 'reading between the lines'. Subtext can be...
Type: Glossary
the letters added to the end of a root that change the part of speech of the word.
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Type: Glossary
a shortened version of an article, story, film or other literary text, in which only the main...
Type: Glossary
See degrees of comparison of adjectives and degrees of comparison of adverbs.
Type: Glossary
ideas that support the main idea in a paragraph by expanding, explaining, or adding information...
Type: Glossary
a unit in speech that is often longer than one sound and smaller than a whole word, e.g. the...
Type: Glossary
a conventional sign representing something, e.g. a dove represents peace, three arrows in a...
Type: Glossary
the use of symbols to represent something, e.g. H signifies that a hospital is nearby. Each...