Grammar

Question 1

What are the eight word classes?

Answer 1

Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Pronoun, Conjunction, Preposition and Determiner

Question 2

What is a Determiner?

Answer 2

Gives specific information about a noun ( quality or possession).

for example: the, his, her, those

Question 3

What is a Preposition?

Answer 3

Define relationships in terms of time, space, direction (eg. before. beneath, behind)

Question 4

What is a conjunction?

Answer 4

Connecting words (and, because, or, but)

Question 5

What is the different types of nouns and what are they?

Answer 5

Proper noun- name of specific places, people and brands
Collective noun- groups of people, animal or things
Abstract noun- Things like concepts
Concrete noun- things that you can physically touch

Question 6

What are the other two different type of nouns?

Answer 6

Countable nouns (enumerators)- nouns that can be counted such as bricks or bedrooms

Uncountable nouns- nouns that can not be counted, they don’t have a plural (water, rice, milk)

Question 7

What is a noun phrase made up of?

Answer 7

It is made up of a determiner and/or pre-modifier, head (main noun ) and/or post modifier.

For example- The beautiful animal died

Question 8

What is a pre- modifier and post-modifier?

Answer 8

It is extra information about the noun given, Pre-modifier being before the noun and Post-modifier being after the noun.

Question 9

What is the definite article?

Answer 9

The- Indicates to something specific

Question 10

What is the indefinite article?

Answer 10

A- indicates something more general

Question 11

What is Numerical?

Answer 11

Such as one, two and first, second

Question 12

What are quantifiers?

Answer 12

Shows quantity (few, many, enough)

Question 13

What are demonstrative adjectives?

Answer 13

Refer to specific objects or people- this, that, these, those

Question 14

What is attributive and predicative? (adjectives)

Answer 14

Attributive: pre-modifying- sudden noise or the black dog

Predicative: post-modifying- grammar is brilliant or the food is amazing

Question 15

What is a comparative?

Answer 15

Formed by adding an -er inflection. For example long becomes longer. However in some cases it could be ‘more’ rather than adding an -er

Question 15

What is a superlative?

Answer 15

Formed by adding an -est. For example longer becomes longest.

Question 16

What is infinitive verbs?

Answer 16

change it for the person or the tense (to jump)

Question 17

What is main verbs?

Answer 17

Single verb expressing main meaning

Question 18

What is an auxiliary verb?

Answer 18

Helping verbs, placed in front of main verb

Question 19

What is a primary auxiliary verb?

Answer 19

To be, to have and to do

Question 20

What are model verbs?

Answer 20

Only ever used with a main verb (must, would, could, should, will, ought to, shall. can, may, might, have to)

Question 21

What are dynamic verbs?

Answer 21

These are verbs to refer to physical actions ( punch, jump, ski, walk, run)

Question 22

What are stative verbs?

Answer 22

These are verbs that refer to mental actions or states ( think, lie, love, need, know)

Question 23

What are active verbs?

Answer 23

Verbs used actively, the person or thing performing the action is emphasized as the subject of the verb

The minister has issued an apology

Question 24

What is adverbs of manner?

Answer 24

How something is done e.g. He talks incessantly

Question 25

What is adverbs of place?

Answer 25

Where something is happening e.g. The book is here.

Question 26

What is adverbs of time?

Answer 26

When something is happening e.g The exam is tomorrow.

Question 27

Adverbs of duration

Answer 27

How long something happens for e.g. The bridge is temporarily out of bounds.

Question 28

Adverbs of frequency

Answer 28

How often something takes place e.g. Mandy visits sometimes.

Question 29

Adverb of degree

Answer 29

The extent to which something is done e.g. We completely understand.

Question 30

What are declaratives?

Answer 30

It is a statement that gives information factual or opinion

Question 31

What are imperatives?

Answer 31

Give orders,instructions, advice or direction

Question 32

What are interrogatives?

Answer 32

When a question is asked

Question 33

What are Exclamative’s?

Answer 33

Expressive function convey force and end in an exclamation mark

Question 34

What are Minor/ fragment sentences

Answer 34

Complete and meaningful statements that don't have a subject and verb combination. Lots of everyday sayings are minor sentences e.g. Be quiet. Goodbye. Sounds good.

Question 35

Simple sentences

Answer 35

A simple sentence must have a subject and a verb. It should express a complete thought e.g. the snow falls. The snow is the subject, falls in the verb. It makes sense on its own

Question 36

What is a compound sentence?

Answer 36

It is two simple ( main clause) sentences joined together by a coordinating conjunction. Can’t use a “, “to link it as that’s comma splicing

Question 37

What is a complex sentence?

Answer 37

It’s made up of a main clause and a subordinating clause. It is a sentence that makes sense on its own and one that doesn’t. However, fronted adverbial is a complex sentence ( quietly, he crept down the stairs). Have to have commas to join

Question 38

What are coordinating conjunctions?

Answer 38

Include words- and, but & or. Used when parts of sentence to be joined are equal value (compound sentences)

Question 39

What are subordinating conjunctions?

Answer 39

It connect a subordinate clause and main clause. Include words- because, although, until & unless

Question 40

What are Personal Pronouns?

Answer 40

Replaces a subject or object (I, He, Her- subject. Me, Him, Her- object)

Question 41

What are Possessive Prounouns?

Answer 41

Shows possession words such as her, your and their are determiners rather than pronouns because they precede nouns rather than take their place

Question 42

What are Interrogative Pronouns?

Answer 42

Used when asking a question (who, whose, which and what)

Question 43

What are Reflective Pronouns?

Answer 43

Indicate object of a verb as the same as a subject (end in -self or -selves)

Question 44

What are Demonstrative Pronouns?

Answer 44

They have a sense of pointing at something or someone (that, these, this. If placed before a noun it becomes determiner eg I can see this)

Question 45

What are Relative Pronouns?

Answer 45

Relative pronouns- linking words in a sentence is always placed immediately after the noun they refer to ( whom, who and whose- people)

Question 46

What are Indefinite Pronouns?

Answer 46

Do not refer to specific person or things (someone, anything, anyone, everything)