Unit 1 & 2 - Terminology for Written texts

Question 1

Question 1
What is a Noun?

Answer 1

A labelling word that is used to identify people, places or things, that can be capitalised or uncapitalised

Question 2

Question 2
What are the sub-categories of Nouns?

Answer 2

• Proper Nouns.
• Concrete Nouns.
• Abstract Nouns.
• Collective Nouns.

Question 3

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What is a Proper Noun?

Answer 3

Refer to names of things, people or places.

E.g. James, England, London

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What is a Concrete Noun?

Answer 4

Objects that have a physical existence; they can be touched.

E.g. cup, table, car.

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What is an Abstract Noun?

Answer 5

States, Feelings & Concepts; they can’t be touched.

E.g. love, anger, hatred.

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What is a Collective Noun?

Answer 6

Groups of people, animals or objects.

E.g. flock of sheep, herd of cows, family.

Question 7

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What is an Adjective?

Answer 7

A word that describes/ adds extra context to a Noun.

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What are the sub-categories of Adjectives?

Answer 8

• Evaluative Adjectives.
• Comparative Adjectives.
• Superlative Adjectives.

Question 9

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What is an Evaluative Adjective?

Answer 9

They offer a judgement on the noun being described.

E.g. The student’s work was awful.

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What is a Comparative Adjective?

Answer 10

Usually end in -er or have more in front of them. They make comparisons.

E.g. You are more happy than him, Nadine is happier than you.

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What is a Superlative Adjective?

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Express the highest degree of quality, & usually end in -est or have most in front of them.

E.g. You are the most stupid person I have ever met, Mr Shovlin is the smartest man alive.

Question 12

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What is a Main Verb?

Answer 12

A word that is used to describe an action or state of being.

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What are the sub-categories of Main Verbs?

Answer 13

• Dynamic Verb.
• Stative Verb.

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What is a Dynamic Verb?

Answer 14

A physical action.

E.g. Running, Sleeping, Talking.

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What is a Stative Verb?

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Show states of being or conditions.

E.g. Be, Felt, Appear, Seem.

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What are the Primary Auxiliary Verbs?

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• Be.
• Do.
• Have.

It also includes all the different tenses & states of the main three.

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What are the Modal Auxiliary Verbs?

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• Can, Could.
• Shall Should.
• Will, Would.
• May, Might, Must.
• Ought to.

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What are Adverbs?

Answer 18

They give more information about verbs, by modifying them. They describe verbs in a similar way to adjectives describing nouns.

But, they can modify other word classes, E.g. Adjectives, Sentences & other Adverbs.

Question 19

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What are the sub-categories of Adverbs?

Answer 19

• Circumstance Adverb.
• Degree Adverb.
• Evaluation Adverb.

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What is a Circumstance Adverb?

Answer 20

Give detail of the circumstance in which the action happened.

Such as; Manner - How?/ Time - When?/ Place - Where?/ Frequency - How Often?.

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What is a Degree Adverb?

Answer 21

To what degree/ what amount an action/ verb is being done.

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What is an Evaluation Adverb?

Answer 22

Expresses the writer’s attitude to the information that follows.

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What are the sub-categories of Circumstance Adverbs?

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• Manner.
• Time.
• Place.
• Frequency.
• Quantity.

Question 24

Question 24
What is a Manner Adverb?

Answer 24

Shows how a verb/ action is being done.