The Open Classes Flashcards
1
Q
What are open classes?
A
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
2
Q
The name of a person, place, thing, idea, event
A
nouns
3
Q
a specific reference Ex: Empire State building
A
proper noun
4
Q
a word denoting action or state of being
A
verbs
5
Q
shifting the function of a word
A
functional shift
6
Q
derivational suffix identifying for ____ is -ous,
A
adjectives
7
Q
are the hardest to pin down in terms of both form and position
A
adverbs
