Parts of Speech Noun: common, proper, collective, abstract. Pronoun Verb: action, being, having Conjunction Adjective Adverb: how, how much, when Preposition: position, ‘for’, ‘which’

Identify Sentence pronoun No one knew the answer to the riddle posted on the Web site. preposition According to the directions on the inside cover, only two players are needed. verb The student hesitantly qualified his answer with a shrug. adverb Hold on tightly as you climb to the top of the ladder! conjunction I asked José and Lenora to meet me at the library, but they both decided to study at home. I am quite capable of doing it, thank you. Errol is looking forward to excavating those. In the past, she has encouraged teamwork. noun That orange suits you. adjective That orange t-shirt suits you.

Identify Sentence pronoun No one knew the answer to the riddle posted on the Web site. preposition According to the directions on the inside cover, only two players are needed. verb The student hesitantly qualified his answer with a shrug. adverb Hold on tightly as you climb to the top of the ladder! conjunction I asked José and Lenora to meet me at the library, but they both decided to study at home. I am quite capable of doing it, thank you. Errol is looking forward to excavating those. In the past, she has encouraged teamwork. noun That orange suits you. adjective That orange t-shirt suits you.

Noun Groups What is a noun group? Why are noun groups used in writing? How are pre and post modifying adjectivals used in creating noun groups?

The three little black and white Maltese Terrier dogs sat in the car. Determiner Quantity Describing Classifier Main Noun Post-Modifying Clause Post-Modifying Phrase

The three little black and white Maltese Terrier dogs sat in the car. Determiner Quantity Describing Classifier Main Noun Post-Modifying Clause Post-Modifying Phrase The Three Little, black, white Maltese terrier Dogs Sat in the car

Nominalisation What is nominalisation? How can nominalisation make your writing more formal and sophisticated?

Nominalise: Conclude Weak Destabilise Nervous Vary Deviate Verb/Adjective Noun Conclude Weak Destabilise Nervous Vary Deviate

Nominalise: Conclude Conclusion Weak Weakness Destabilise Verb/Adjective Noun Conclude Conclusion Weak Weakness Destabilise Destabilisation Nervous Nervousness Vary Variation / Variance Deviate Deviation

Evaluative Vocab Why is evaluative vocabulary used in writing? What is modality? Why is modality used in writing?

Evaluative Vocab: Modality: Evaluative Adjective Evaluative Verb Evaluative Adverb Evaluative Noun   Modality: Grammatical resource High modality Medium modality Low modality Modal verbs   Modal phrases

Contrast and Concession What is the aim of these tools? Where might you use these tools?

Uniforms Seatbelts iPads Contrasting Statement Concession Statement

Active and Passive Voice What is the difference between ellipsis and substitution? Why are these tools used in writing?

Identify as Active (A) or Passive (P) The professor's voice could not be heard in the back of the classroom. Are you doing your homework? Are the students going to take the test on Friday? My son plays basketball on the school team. The explanation wasn't understood by most of the students.

Identify as Active (A) or Passive (P) The professor's voice could not be heard in the back of the classroom. P Are you doing your homework? A Are the students going to take the test on Friday? A My son plays basketball on the school team. A The explanation wasn't understood by most of the students. P

Cohesive Devices What is the difference between ellipsis and substitution? Why are these tools used in writing?

Identify the examples of ellipsis – rewrite with [ ] "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.” (Plato) "There is much to support the view that it is clothes that wear us, and not we, them." (Virginia Woolf)

How can repetition, synonymy and antonymy help a text ‘stick’? Lexical Cohesion How can repetition, synonymy and antonymy help a text ‘stick’?

Identify synonymy and antonymy The Vain Jackdaw A vain Jackdaw, tired of his drab plumage, was envious of the brilliant colours of the Peacock. Despising his own companions, he introduced himself to a flock of those beautiful birds. They, instantly detected the intruder and stripped him of his borrowed feathers. What is the effect of using this strategy?