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Question 1

Verb

Answer 1

• a lexeme that conveys the meaning of an action

- umbrella for: in/di/transitive, auxiliary, modal, copular, etc.

Question 2

Auxiliary verb

Answer 2

• Verbs that add functional/grammatical meaning to the clause
• e.g. ‘do’ in ‘do you want tea’ to express that it is a question

Question 3

Modal verb

Answer 3

• Type of auxiliary verb that expresses likelihood, ability, permission, and obligation (modality)
• e.g. could, should, might, may, must

Question 4

Adjective

Answer 4

• A lexeme that modifies the meaning of a noun

- e.g. hungry, hungrier, hungriest

Question 5

Adverb

Answer 5

• A lexeme that modifies the meaning of a verb/adjective

- e.g. ‘quite’ in ‘quite right’, ‘slowly’

Question 6

Noun

Answer 6

• A word for a person, place or thing.

Question 7

Preposition

Answer 7

• A word which precedes a noun/pronoun to show the noun/pronoun’s relationship to another word in the sentence.
• e.g. under, below, before, after

Question 8

Pronoun

Answer 8

• A word that takes place of an noun

- e.g. I, you, she, we