Lexis - closed word classes

Question 1

Closed word class

Answer 1

The overarching lexical category of word classes where now words cannot be added.

Question 2

Determiner / article

Answer 2

A word that comes before a noun or noun phrase to clarify if the noun is specific or general.

Question 3

Determiner / article - examples

Answer 3

The.
An.
A.

Question 4

Definite article

Answer 4

Indicates a specific noun.

Question 5

Definite article - example

Answer 5

The.

Question 6

Indefinite article

Answer 6

Indicates a non-specific noun.

Question 7

Indefinite article - examples

Answer 7

An.
A.

Question 8

Interrogative determiner

Answer 8

Used in the creation of both direct and indirect questions.

Question 9

Interrogative determiner - examples

Answer 9

What.
When.
Where.
Who.
Which.
Whose.
Why.
How.

Question 10

Quantifier

Answer 10

A word to give information about the quantity of a noun.

Question 11

Quantifier - examples

Answer 11

Few.
Some.

Question 12

Cardinal number

Answer 12

A number which shows a quantity.

Question 13

Cardinal number - examples

Answer 13

One.
Two.

Question 14

Ordinal number

Answer 14

A number defining the position of something in a series.

Question 15

Ordinal number - examples

Answer 15

Firstly.
Secondly.

Question 16

Preposition

Answer 16

Words which show the location of a noun.

Question 17

Preposition - example

Answer 17

Under.

Question 18

Co-ordinating conjunction

Answer 18

A linking word which connects independent clauses or phrases, giving equal importance to each section.

Question 19

Co-ordinating conjunction - example

Answer 19

And.
But.
Or.

Question 20

Subordinating conjunction

Answer 20

A linking word which connects an independent clause with a subordinate clause.

Question 21

Subordinating conjunction - examples

Answer 21

Although.
Because.
Since.

Question 22

Pronoun

Answer 22

Word which replace nouns.

Question 23

Pronoun - example

Answer 23

He.

Question 24

First person pronoun

Answer 24

A pronoun when the speaker is referring to themselves either alone or as part of a group.

Question 25

First person pronoun - examples

Answer 25

Subject - I (s) / we (plural). Object - me (s) / us (plural).

Question 26

Second person pronoun

Answer 26

A pronoun when the speaker is referring to the person / group of people they are talking to.

Question 27

Second person pronoun - examples

Answer 27

Subject and object - you (s) / you (plural).

Question 28

Third person pronoun.

Answer 28

A pronoun when the speaker is referring to someone or something other than the speaker or listener.

Question 29

Third person pronoun - examples

Answer 29

Subject - he, she, it (s) / they (plural). Object - him, her, it (s) / them (plural).

Question 30

Personal pronoun

Answer 30

A pronoun that refers to a particular person, group or thing.

Question 31

Personal pronoun - examples

Answer 31

Subject - I, you, he, she, it, we, they. Object - me, you, him, her, it, us, them.

Question 32

Possessive pronoun

Answer 32

A pronoun which takes the place of a noun to show ownership.

Question 33

Possessive pronoun - examples

Answer 33

Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs.

Question 34

Reflexive pronoun

Answer 34

Pronouns that are used when the subject or the object of a sentence are the same.

Question 35

Reflexive pronoun - examples

Answer 35

Myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

Question 36

Demonstrative pronoun

Answer 36

Replaces the noun and refers to something specific.

Question 37

Demonstrative pronoun - examples

Answer 37

These. Those. This. That.

Question 38

Relative pronoun

Answer 38

A pronoun which introduces a relative clause.

Question 39

Relative pronoun - examples

Answer 39

Who. That. Which.