key word classes and grammar Flashcards
what is a common noun + example
common objects and things
e.g. ‘car’, ‘dog’, ‘flower’
what is a proper noun + example
refer to specific people and places, usually written with a capital letter
e.g. ‘Luton’, ‘David Cameron’
what is an abstract noun + example
refer to ideas, processes, occasions, times and qualities
can’t be touched or seen
e.g. ‘happiness’, ‘anger’, ‘equality’
what is a collective noun + example
refer to a group or set of people, animals or things
e.g. ‘choir’, ‘herd’, ‘litter’
what is a descriptive adjective + example
clear and factual descriptive adjective
e.g. ‘green’, ‘large’, ‘curly’
what is an evaluative adjective + example
opinions
e.g. ‘good’, ‘bad’, ‘sad’
how may comparatives be formed + example
- by adding ‘-er’
- by using modifier ‘more’
how may superlatives be formed + example
- by adding ‘-est’
- by using modifier ‘most’
what are adjectives with opposite meanings
antonyms
what are adjectives with similar meanings
synonyms
what are the two types of verbs
- dynamic
- stative
what do verbs express
express an action, feeling or state
what are dynamic verbs
denote an actual action or expression or process done
what are stative verbs
refer to the state of the subject or situation of subject
what are main verbs + example
meanings related to actions, events and states
e.g. ‘went’, ‘showed’, ‘exist’
