lexis Flashcards
(8 cards)
types of nouns
proper-any with capital letter
concrete-a real thing
abstract-a concept
collective- groups of things that have a word
types of adjectives
post and pre-modifying
evaluative- hot
comparative-hotter
superlative-hottest
types of verbs
-main-expresses main meaning like run
-auxiliary- helping placed before main
-modal auxiliary- the nine used alongside main e.g. must can will shall
-can also be used actively and passively like tear vs torn
-stative-actions cant see
-dynamic-can see
types of adverbs
give more info about verbs but can have adverbs of
time
degree
place
frequency
and many more
types of pronouns
personal-i, me, it, they, we, yoi
possessive-hers, mine, theirs
reflexive-myself, yourself, outselves
demonstrative-that, this, those, these
indefinite- someone anything, no one
relative-that, who, which, whose
interrogative– who? what? which?
types of conjunctions
coordinating conjunction- parts of sentence of equal value joined
subordinating conjunctions-connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
prepositions
relate to position (at, on, opposite) or time (before, during, after)
types of determiners
come before nouns and refer directly to them can be
definite article (the)
indefinite article (a/an)
demonstrative determiners (this hat those these)