Word Classes

Question 1

Nouns

Answer 1

House, Idea, James, London, etc.

Question 2

Adjectives

Answer 2

tall, small, ugly etc.

Question 3

Adverbs

Answer 3

seriously, madly, quickly, often, here, there, soon etc.

Question 4

Verbs: lexical verb

Answer 4

to talk, to walk, to decide, etc.

Question 5

Verbs: copula verb

Answer 5

to be, to become, to look, etc.

Question 6

Verbs: primary auxiliary

Answer 6

have, do, be

Question 7

Verbs: modal auxiliary

Answer 7

can, could, may, might, must, will, etc.

Question 8

Articles: Definite Article

Answer 8

the

Question 9

Articles: Indefinite Article

Answer 9

a, an

Question 10

Pronouns: personal pronoun

Answer 10

I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they (me, him, her, us, them)

Question 11

Pronouns: reflexive pronoun

Answer 11

myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

Question 12

Pronouns: dependent possessive pronouns

Answer 12

my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their

Question 13

Pronouns: independent possessive pronouns

Answer 13

mine, yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs

Question 14

Pronouns: demonstrative pronoun

Answer 14

this, that, these, those

Question 15

Pronouns: relative pronoun

Answer 15

who, whom, whose, which, that

Question 16

Pronouns: indefinite pronoun / quantifiers

Answer 16

some, each, any, all, every, both, no, none, either, neither, somebody, something etc.

Question 17

Pronouns: interrogative pronoun

Answer 17

who, whom, whose, what, which

Question 18

Difference between relative pronoun and interrogative pronoun?

Answer 18

An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun used in order to ask a question

A relative pronoun is used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun

Question 19

Interrogative adverbs

Answer 19

why, where, when, how

Question 20

Numerals: cardinal numeral

Answer 20

one, two, three, etc.

Question 21

Numerals: ordinal numeral

Answer 21

first, second, third, etc

Question 22

Prepositions

Answer 22

in, on, under, with, without etc.

Question 23

Conjunctions: coordinating conjunction

Answer 23

FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Question 24

Conjunctions: subordinating conjunction

Answer 24

when, before, since, until, as soon as, etc.

Question 25

Interjections

Answer 25

whoopee, oh, gosh, hurray, bravo etc.

Question 26

What is a copula verb

Answer 26

A copula verb is a linking verb. be (is, am, are, was, were), appear, seem, look, sound, smell, taste, feel, become and get.

Question 27

What is a primary auxiliary ''be" used for?

Answer 27

used to form the continuous tenses and the passive voice. In the passive voice the verb ‘be’ tells us when the action happened. For example if I say, «the window is being opened by him» we know that the action is happening now because the verb ‘be’ is in the present continuous tense.

Question 28

In which tenses are the auxiliaries 'be' and 'have' used?

Answer 28

Be and have are used to conjugate the continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous tenses.

Question 29

In which way is the auxiliary 'do' used?

Answer 29

to make main verbs negative or to form interrogative sentences, and it can also be used to add emphasis to a sentence

Question 30

Primary Auxiliary forms with tenses: do (4)

Answer 30

Do conjugates as did (past tense), does (third-person singular present tense), done (past participle), and doing (present participle)

Question 31

Primary Auxiliary forms with tenses: have (3)

Answer 31

have conjugates as had (past tense/participle), has (third-person singular present tense), and having (present participle).

Question 32

Primary Auxiliary forms with tenses: be (7)

Answer 32

am (first-person, present tense); are (first/second/third person plural present tense); is (third-person singular present tense); was (first/third-person singular past tense) were (first/second/third-person plural past tense) been (past participle) being (present participle)

Question 33

How is be and to be different from each other? (primary auxiliary vs copula verb)

Answer 33

Primary Auxiliary: be + continuous tense I am walking Copula verb: be + subject “I am a teacher.” “They are beautiful.”