All Terminology - 2022/23

Question 1

What are the 4 types of nouns?

Answer 1

The 4 types of nouns are:
- Proper Noun
- Concrete Noun
- Abstract Noun
- Collective Noun

Question 2

What is a proper noun?

Answer 2

Names of people, places, brands, etc

Question 3

What is a concrete noun?

Answer 3

Things that you can physically see

Question 4

What is an abstract noun?

Answer 4

Concepts, states, qualities and emotions

Question 5

What is a collective noun?

Answer 5

Groups of people, animals or things

Question 6

What are the 3 types of Noun Phrases?

Answer 6

The 3 types of Noun Phrases are:
- Determiner
- Pre-modifier
- Head Noun

Question 7

What are the 4 types of Adjectives?

Answer 7

The 4 types of Adjectives are:
- Attributive (pre-modify)
- Predicative (post-modify)
- Superlative
- Comparative

Question 8

What is an attributive adjective?

Answer 8

Attributive - Pre-modify

Adjectives place before the head noun.

Question 9

What is a predicative adjective?

Answer 9

Predicative - Post-modify

Adjectives after the head noun linked using a copula verb.

Question 10

What is a superlative adjective?

Answer 10

Superlative - ends with ‘est’

The highest extent of something

Question 11

What is a comparative adjective?

Answer 11

Comparative - end with ‘er’

Comparing using ‘er’

Question 12

What are the 5 types of clauses?

Answer 12

The 5 types of clauses are:
- Main Clause
- Subordinate Clause
- Co-ordinate Clause
- Conditional Clause
- Relative Claus

Question 13

What is a main clause?

Answer 13

Makes complete sense on its own

Question 14

What is a subordinate clause?

Answer 14

A clause that is DEPENDENT on the MAIN CLAUSE within a sentence.

Question 15

What is a coordinate clause?

Answer 15

A clause that begins with a coordinating conjunction.

i.e. ‘but’

Question 16

What is a conditional clause?

Answer 16

A type of subordinate clause which beings with ‘if’ or ‘unless’

Question 17

What is a relative clause?

Answer 17

A type of subordinate clause that begins with ‘who’, ‘which’, ‘that’ or ‘when’.

Question 18

What are the 6 types of sentences?

Answer 18

The 6 types of sentences are:
- Minor Sentence
- Simple Sentence
- Compound Sentence
- Complex Sentence
- Compound-Complex Sentence
- Syntactical Parallelism

Question 19

What is a minor sentence?

Answer 19

Does not contain a subject or verb

Question 20

What is a simple sentence?

Answer 20

Contains one main verb idea

Question 21

What is a compound sentence?

Answer 21

Two main clauses connected together with a co-ordinate conjunction.

Question 22

What is a complex sentence?

Answer 22

Has one main clause but also a subordinate clause.

Question 23

What is a compound-complex sentence?

Answer 23

Will combine the use of co-ordinate and subordinate clauses.

Question 24

What is in adverb?

Answer 24

An adverb modifies a verb, adjective or further develops another adverb.

Question 25

What is manner?
(adverbs topic)

Answer 25

‘Manner’ is HOW something has been done.

Question 26

What is ‘place’ in terms of the adverb topic?

Answer 26

The ‘place’ is WHERE something took place.

Question 27

What is ‘time’ in terms of the adverb topic?

Answer 27

‘Time’ is WHEN something took place

Question 28

What is ‘duration’ in terms of the adverb topic?

Answer 28

‘Duration’ is HOW LONG something took place for

Question 29

What is ‘frequency’ in terms of the adverb topic?

Answer 29

‘Frequency’ is HOW OFTEN something took place

Question 30

What is ‘degree’ in terms of the adverb topic?

Answer 30

‘Degree’ is the EXTENT to which something took place

Question 31

What are the 3 pronoun types?

Answer 31

The three pronoun types are:
- First Person
- Second Person
- Third Person

Question 32

What pronouns are used for First Person?

Answer 32

The pronouns used in First Person are:
I (singular), We (plural), Me (singular) and Us (plural)

Question 33

What pronouns are used for Second Person?

Answer 33

The pronouns used for Second Person are:
You (single) and You (plural)

Question 34

What pronouns are used for Third Person?

Answer 34

The pronouns used for Third Person are:
He, She, It (singular), They (plural), Him. Her, It (plural), Them (plural)

Question 35

What are the 3 listing strategies?

Answer 35

The 3 types of listing strategies are:
- Syndetic Listing
- Asyndetic Listing
- Poly-syndetic Listing

Question 36

What is Syndetic Listing?

Answer 36

The final conjunction is at the end of the list.

e.g. When Simon went to the supermarket he bought pasta, milk, tomatoes and bread.

Question 37

What is Asyndetic Listing?

Answer 37

There is no final conjunction present.

e.g. When Simon went to the supermarket he bought pasta, milk, tomatoes, bread.

Question 38

What is Poly-Syndetic Listing?

Answer 38

The conjunction is repeated constantly throughout the list.

e.g. When Simon went to the supermarket he bought pasta and milk and tomatoes and bread.

Question 39

What are the 7 types of Aspect?

Answer 39

The seven types of Aspect are:
- Perfect Aspect
- Past Perfect Aspect
- Progressive Aspect
- Present Progressive Aspect
- Past Progressive Aspect
- Present Perfect Progressive Aspect
- Past Perfect Progressive Aspect

Question 40

What is Perfect Aspect?

Answer 40

The PERFECT ASPECT is constructed by using the auxiliary ‘have’ + Past Participle

Question 41

What is Past Perfect Aspect?

Answer 41

The PAST PERFECT ASPECT (had + past participle) describes a previous time in the past.

Question 42

What is Progressive Aspect?

Answer 42

The PROGRESSIVE ASPECT is constructed using the auxiliary be + present participle or using the auxiliary have have + / be + present participle. The Progress aspect implies that an activity is ongoing and is probably not complete yet.

Question 43

What is an example of Present Progressive Aspect?

Answer 43

’’ The boys are playing tennis. ‘’

key phrase - ‘are’

Question 44

What is an example of Past Progressive Aspect?

Answer 44

’’ The ladies were playing tennis. ‘’

key phrase - ‘were’