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Glossary

Acronym. A word formed from the initial letters of other
words.
Adjective. A word that describes a noun.
Adverb. A word that qualifies a verb, an adjective or
another adverb.
Articles. The a, an.
Bibliography. A list of books that have been used.
Clause, dependent. A group of words containing a verb that
depends on the main clause. They cannot stand alone.
Clause, main. A group of words that contain both a subject
and a verb and make sense by themselves.
Conjunction. A word that links two clauses together.
CV (Curriculum Vitae). A resumé of one’s education,
qualifications and jobs held.
Gerund. A present participle used as a noun.
Homonyms. Words that are spelt the same but have
different meanings and are sometimes pronounced
differently.
Homophones. Words that are pronounced the same but spelt
differently and have different meanings.
Inverted commas. Speech marks: put around speech and
quotations.
Jargon. Words or expressions used by a particular group of
people.

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