different types of words

Question 1

what is a proper noun?

Answer 1

proper nouns are the names of specific people or places e.g Katie, Harry, Liverpool, England

Question 2

concrete noun?

Answer 2

A thing that can be touched. tasted, herd, seen or smelt. The opposite of a abstract noun
e.g Dog, building,tree,fire and water

Question 3

pronoun?

Answer 3

A word used to replace a noun. we use pronouns so we don’t need to repeat the same nouns over and over again
e.g you,he,she,me,we,i,they

Question 4

common noun?

Answer 4

common nouns are places things feelings or ideas
e.g Home,school,book,computer,trees,telvision

Question 5

collective nouns?

Answer 5

a group of noun
e.g team,army,family,group,audience

Question 6

abstract noun?

Answer 6

an idea or concept-something that you cannot actully see, touch, hear,smell or taste the opposite of a concrete noun
e.g love,anger,hatered,happiness,truth,freedom

Question 7

what is a verb?

Answer 7

An action- a doing word
e.g Sing,walk,dance

Question 8

dynamic verb?

Answer 8

A verb which is physically moing or changing
e.g eat, walk, learn,grow, sleep,talk,run,read

Question 9

stative verb?

Answer 9

a verb wich does not physically move- you cannot see, feel,hear,taste or smell
e.g love,hate,prefer,doubt,seem

Question 10

imperative verb?

Answer 10

verbs whch give orders- bossy verbs
e.g stop,bring,give

Question 11

what is a main clause?

Answer 11

a clause that contains a subject,verb and an object.
Main clauses make sense on their own.
e.g i like bananas

Question 12

compound sentence?

Answer 12

a compound sentence is formed when you join two main clauses with a connective.
e.g the sand was rought on my skin BUT the sun was gleaming brilliantly of the water

Question 13

simple sentence?

Answer 13

a simple sentence has one clause. it only has a verb and a subject.
e.g she picked up the brown box

Question 14

subordinate clause?

Answer 14

is one that relies on a main clause to make sense- it contains a subject and a verb. and adds extra informaton to the sentence. it needs to be atached to a main clause because it cannot make sense on its own
e.g After she noticed it was missing…(What happend?)

Question 15

complex sentence?

Answer 15

a complex sentence is formed when you join a main clause and a subordinate clause with a connective.
some connectivs include:when,if,because,although.
e.g while the wind blew. people stayed indoors

Question 16

monosyllabic words?

Answer 16

words that consist of one syllable
e.g yes,no,cat,dog,foo

Question 17

what is a idiom?

Answer 17

A metaphorical phrase which has a specific, well-known meaning, but the meaning does not explicitly link to the meanings of the individual words.
e.g A penny for your thoughts

Question 18

What is an adverbial phrase?

Answer 18

an adverbial phrase is simply two or more words that act as an adverb. it can modify a verb,adverb or adjective and can tell ‘‘how’’, ‘‘where’’.’‘why’’. or ‘‘when’’
e.g we strolled through the garden.

Question 19

What is cliche?

Answer 19

a phrase or opinion that is overused and portrays a lack of original thought.
e.g. Frightened to death

Question 20

what is Anaphora?

Answer 20

is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a series for phrases or sententences

Question 21

ellpsis?

Answer 21

a situation in which words are left out of a sentence but the sentence can still be understood. this may be done to create tension. the symbol is e.g Bang … silence