Microsoft Word Glossary March 2011 doc

 
Full stop: see punctuation. 
 
Function 
The reason or purpose for communication, e.g. making a suggestion; giving advice.  
 
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Function word 
A word with little semantic meaning that is included in a sentence or utterance mainly to help 
form its grammatical structure and convey its grammatical meaning e.g. in the sentence ‘Bill was 
spending the evening at home’, ‘was’, ‘the’ and ‘at’ are function words. See content word. 
 
Functional approach 
A way of teaching which uses a syllabus based on functions. 
 
Functional exponent 
A phrase which is an example of a function and shows the purpose of what the speaker is communicating,
e.g. Let’s ... This phrase is one way to make a suggestion. It is an example (or exponent) of the function of 
suggesting. See function. 
 
Future forms: see tense. 
 

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Gap-fill 
An activity in which learners fill in spaces or gaps in sentences or texts. This is often used for restricted practice or for 
focusing on a specific language point. This is different from a cloze test which can focus on reading ability or general 
language use. See cloze test. 
 
Generate interest: see arouse interest. 
 
Gerund, -ing form 
A form of a verb functioning as a noun, which ends in -ing, e.g. I hate shopping.