English language (Language levels Frameworks)

Question 1

Concrete noun

Answer 1

Nouns that can be touched

e.g. table, desk, pen, dog, building

Question 2

Abstract noun

Answer 2

feelings or state of being

e.g. love, pain, passion, charity

Question 3

Proper noun

Answer 3

specific object, people or things and always need a capital letter

e.g. London, Lucy, Harry

Question 4

Common noun

Answer 4

are general and do not need capital letters unless they are starting a sentence

e.g. dog, horse, table, chair, school

Question 5

Collective noun

Answer 5

used to describe groups

e.g. army, swarm, flock, board,

Question 6

Base adjective

Answer 6

are plain adjectives without any suffixes at the end

e.g. big, small, pretty, high

Question 7

Comparative adjective

Answer 7

base adjective turns into comparative when the suffix ‘‘er’’ is added on the end

e.g. bigger, smaller, higher, prettier

Question 8

Superlative adjective

Answer 8

'’est’’ on the end

e.g. biggest , smallest, prettiest, highest

Question 9

Main verb

Answer 9

describes main action of the clause

e.g. eats, sleeps , walks

Question 10

Auxiliary verb

Answer 10

An auxiliary verb is a verb which helps the main verb of the sentence.

E.g. do and be

Question 11

Modal auxiliary verb

Answer 11

used to express possibility.

e.g. might and will

Question 12

Copular verb

Answer 12

A copular verb links the subject to a noun or adjective that complements the subject.

e.g. is, appear, tastes, feels, become

Question 13

Dynamic verbs

Answer 13

Dynamic verbs are actions that can start and end

e.g. shout, hit and build.

These verbs can either be material or verbal.

Question 14

Material verbs

Answer 14

Material verbs are concerned with events.

e.g. drove, parked, melted

Question 15

Verbal verbs

Answer 15

Verbal verbs are concerned with a communication.

e.g. sang, shouted, spoke

Question 16

Stative verbs

Answer 16

Stative verbs describe actions/states which are quite constant.

e.g. think, believe and love.

These can be broken down into mental (or cognitive) or relational.

Question 17

Mental stative verbs

Answer 17

Mental stative verbs describe an intrinsic process.

e.g. thought, loved, believe

Question 18

Relational stative verbs

Answer 18

Show the relation between things or show a state of being.

e.g.

Ellie became an author.
Here, ‘became’ is a stative relational verb.

Isaac owns three cars.
Here, ‘owns’ is a stative relational verb.

The box contains my socks.
Here, ‘contains’ is a stative relational verb.

Question 19

describe transitive verbs

Answer 19

When verbs have a direct object, we can describe them as being transitive.

Question 20

describe intransitive verbs

Answer 20

When verbs do not have a direct object, we can describe them as being intransitive.

Question 21

Intransitive verbs examples

Answer 21

The teacher smirked.
‘Smirked’ is not followed by an object.
So ‘smirked’ is intransitive.

Alex laughed manically.
‘Laughed’ is not followed by an object. So ‘laughed’ is intransitive.

Bertie wept.
‘Wept’ is not followed by an object. So ‘wept’ is intransitive.

Question 22

Transitive verbs examples

Answer 22

Jake bought a new phone.
‘Bought’ is a transitive verb.

Sally ate all the cupcakes.
‘Ate’ is a transitive verb.

Stephen baked banana bread.
‘Baked’ is a transitive verb.

Question 23

Active voice

Answer 23

When a subject is performing an action, the verb uses the active voice.

e.g.

Ryan played the character well.
Ryan is performing the action, and so the verb is in the active voice.

Christian loved his wife.
Christian is performing the action, and so the verb is in the active voice.

I want to sleep.
I am performing the action, and so the verb is in the active voice.

Question 24

Passive voice

Answer 24

When the subject is being acted on (i.e. it is passive to the action), the verb uses the passive voice.

e.g.

The character was played well by Ryan.
The character is now the subject and is being impacted on, and so the verb is in the passive voice.

Christian’s wife was loved by Christian.
Christian’s wife is now the subject and is being impacted on, and so the verb is in the passive voice.

I was overcome by sleep.
I am the subject and am being impacted on, and so the verb is in the passive voice.