Word Classes

Question 1

Eight word classes

Answer 1

• Nouns
• Determiners
• Verbs
• Adverbs
• Pronouns
• Prepositions
• adjectives
• Conjunctions

Question 2

Verbs: Modal Auxillury verbs

Answer 2

Level of implied certainty involved
Can/may/should

Question 3

Dynamic verb

Answer 3

Something visible, a visible action. E.g Walking

Question 4

Irregular verb

Answer 4

Following pattern (tense)

Base Verb: Blow
Simple past form: Blew
Past participle form: Blown

Question 5

Regular verb

Answer 5

Follow patterns (tense)

E.g. Walk -> Walked

Question 6

Static verb

Answer 6

Abstract e.g. to love, to dream

Question 7

Auxillury verb

Answer 7

‘Helper verbs’

(Will, was, is)

Question 8

Adverbs

Answer 8

Modifies the verb

Question 9

Interrogative adverbs

Answer 9

How? When?

Question 10

Nouns

Answer 10

Names of things

Question 11

Common noun

Answer 11

Words for types of things, people and places
E.g. Dog, professor

Question 12

Singular noun

Answer 12

A noun that refers to a single person, place, thing, or idea

E.g. chair

Question 13

Concrete noun

Answer 13

A noun that refers to a physical thing, person, or place

E.g. Pencil, dog,

Question 14

Proper Noun

Answer 14

A noun that serves as the name for a specific place, person, or thing

E.g. London, Evie

Question 15

Plural noun

Answer 15

A noun that refers to more than one person, place, thing

E.g. Cats

Question 16

Abstract noun

Answer 16

A noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete objects

E.g. dishonesty

Question 17

Adjective

Answer 17

Any details about nouns or pronouns

Question 18

Superlative

Answer 18

Most

Question 19

Comparative

Answer 19

More

Question 20

Personal pronouns

Answer 20

I, me, mine

Question 21

Indefinite pronouns

Answer 21

Each, either

Question 22

Determiner pronoun

Answer 22

as word placed before a noun to specific which or how many or whose noun is being referred to

E.g. This, her

Question 23

Possessive pronouns

Answer 23

Your, My

Question 24

Interrogative pronoun

Answer 24

Who’s, Whom

Question 25

Articles

Answer 25

Before a noun

Question 26

Definite article

Answer 26

Specific The bike.

Question 27

Indefinite articles

Answer 27

Not specific A bike.

Question 28

Prepositions

Answer 28

‘Position words’ - Introduces the object. I received a postcard -from- Bobby

Question 29

S - inflections: Possesive

Answer 29

Evie’s

Question 30

S inflection: Plural

Answer 30

Ducks (Could just be a part of the verb however, e.g. jumps)

Question 31

Clause

Answer 31

Basic components of a sentence (chunks of meaning) -I like bananas- and -I like grapes- Main clause. Connective. Subordinate clause

Question 32

Simple sentences

Answer 32

- One clause - One verb - One statement

Question 33

Compound sentences

Answer 33

Contains two independent clauses - both main clauses

Question 34

Complex sentences

Answer 34

2 or more clauses, more than one main clause and an extra subordinate clause

Question 35

Conjunctions

Answer 35

Joining words

Question 36

Contractions

Answer 36

Shortened versions Mummy’s gone out -> Mummy has gone out

Question 37

Negation

Answer 37

Can’t (cannot)

Question 38

Phonemes

Answer 38

Sound chunks of a word

Question 39

Morphemes

Answer 39

The units of meaning in a word (play + ing)

Question 40

Syntax

Answer 40

Word order