Accurate use of linguistic and literary terminology
What Accurate use of linguistic and literary terminology means in English Language GCSE, as defined for Eduqas, Pearson Edexcel.
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Naming a feature with the most precise term for the example, such as 'imperative', 'modal verb', 'metaphor' or 'sibilance', without forcing labels onto examples.
Naming the linguistic or literary feature accurately, for example dynamic verb, declarative sentence, first-person narrator, cyclical structure or motif.
Topics that use Accurate use of linguistic and literary terminology
- Subject Content - Scope of Study (Eduqas GCSE)
- Component 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing - 2.1 Reading (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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