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Key 4 - Word Classes
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- 1What are open word classes? Give an example.These are new words/neologisms. EG - nouns, verbs, adjectives.
- 2What are closed word classes/function words? Give an example.Grammatical words that can't be changed and fix our language. EG -
Love = abstract noun
Love = stative verb - 3What is form? Give an example.TO DO!!
- 4What is a function?The job of a word in a sentence.
- 5What are nouns? Give an example.Naming words. EG - Chair, cat, lantern.
- 6What is a proper noun? Give an example.Names of people, places and objects. EG - Isabelle, Cornwall.
- 7What are common nouns? Give an example.All other nouns aside from proper nouns.
- 8What are concrete nouns? Give an example.Names of objects we can physically see. EG - Cats and dogs.
- 9What are abstract nouns? Give an example.Things we cannot touch = concepts, theories, ideologies. EG - joy, love, sadness.
- 10What are collective nouns? Give an example.Names of groups of people/animals. EG - herds, flocks, schools, committees.
- 11What is a count noun? Give an example.TO DO!!
- 12What is a non-count noun? Give an example.TO DO!!
- 13What are verbs?Doing words.
- 14What is a lexical verb? Give an example.TO DO!!
- 15What is a primary verb? Give an example.Common verbs. EG - be, have, do.
- 16What is a dynamic verb? Give an example.Physical actions. EG - jumping, swimming, yelling.
- 17What is a stative verb? Give an example.Processes and states of mind. EG - remember, know, thought.
- 18What are infinitive verbs? Give an example.Verbs that assist in creating future time. EG- TO run, To walk
- 19What are regular verbs? Give an example.Verbs where the past tense is formed by added the 'ed' suffix. EG - walked, talked.
- 20What are modal verbs? Give an example.TO DO!
- 21What are irregular verbs? Give an example.The base of the verb changes its form/spelling to form the past tense. EG - ran, gave.
- 22What are auxiliary verbs? Give an example.TO DO!
- 23What is deontic modality (modal auxiliary verbs)? Give an example.Helping verbs that go before a main verb. EG - Flu jab shortages SHOULD be investigated.
- 24What is epistemic modality? Give an example.TO DO!!
- 25What are main verbs? Give an example.TO DO!
- 26What are copula verbs? Give an example.TO DO!!
- 27What are transitive verbs? Give an example.TO DO!!
- 28What are intransitive verbs? Give an example.TO DO!!
- 29What is a multi-word verb? Give an example.TO DO!!
- 30What are adjectives?Descriptive words that describe a noun.
- 31What are attributive adjectives? Give an example.Premodifiers. EG - A CLEAR sky.
- 32What are comparative adjectives? Give an example.Adjectives that provide comparison by the 'er' suffix. EG - bigger
- 33What are predicative adjectives? Give an example.Post-modifiers. EG- The sky was CLEAR.
- 34What are superlative adjectives? Give an example.Provide comparison formed by the 'est' suffix. EG - largest
- 35What are adverbs?Describing/modifying verbs and adjectives
- 36What is an adjunct? Give an example.TO DO!!
- 37What are adverbs of time? Give an example.When? EG - Now.
- 38What are adverbs of place? Give an example.Where? EG - the park.
- 39What are adverbs of manner? Give an example.How? EG - furiously.
- 40What are adverbs of frequency? Give an example.How often? EG - frequently.
- 41What are adverbs of degree? Give an example.INTENSIFIERS. EG- Very
- 42What are conjuncts? Give an example.TO DO!!
- 43What are disjuncts? Give an example.TO DO!!
- 44What are comparative adverbs? Give an example.TO DO!!
- 45What are first person pronouns?Singular = I
Plural = we - 46What are second person pronouns?Singular = you
plural = you (direct address) - 47What are 3rd person pronouns?Singular = he/she/it
Plural = they - 48What are singular pronouns?TO DO!!
- 49What are plural pronouns?TO DO!!
- 50What are 1st person inclusive pronouns?TO DO!!
- 51What are possessive pronouns?TO DO!!
- 52What are reflexive pronouns? Give an example.Formed by the 'self' suffix. EG - myself
- 53What are subjective case pronouns?TO DO!!
- 54What are object case pronouns?TO DO!!
- 55What are demonstrative pronouns? Give an example.Direction of something. EG - LOOK at this.
- 56What are determiners?Before nouns/pre-modifiers but AREN'T adjectives.
- 57What are definite articles? Give an example.The specifics. EG - THE
- 58What are indefinite articles? Give an example.A broad spectrum, opposite of specifics. EG - a/an
- 59What are possessive determiners? Give an example.Can be similar to possessive pronouns. EG - HIS pencil, HER pen
- 60What are demonstrative pronouns? Give an example.Include a noun. EG - look at this book.
- 61What are cardinal determiners? Give an example.Numbers before nouns. EG- TWO HUNDRED pounds.
- 62What are ordinal determiners? Give an example.Positioning. EG- first place, second place
- 63What are prepositions?Relationships/positioning
- 64What are the 6 types of preposition + examples?Place = at, on
Direction = towards
Time = at, before
Comparison = as, like
Source = from
Purpose = for - 65What are conjunctions?LINKING WORDS
- 66What are co-ordinating conjunctions? Give an example.They link things of equal value. EG - and, but, yet
- 67What are subordinating conjunctions?Link words of unequal meaning.
- 68What are examples of conjunctions linking to - time? - place? - purpose? - reason? - condition? - contrast? - comparison?- when, while
- where, wherever
- ???
- because, since
- if, unless
- although, whereas
- as, than, like - 69What are interjections? Give an example.Expressive words. EG - Yes, no, phew!
- 70What are intensifiers?TO DO!!
- 71What are modifiers?TO DO!!
- 72What are negatives?TO DO!!
- 73What are dummy words?TO DO!!
- 74What are gradable adjectives and adverbs?TO DO!!
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