## 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. 

