Form Class Words Flashcards
Form Class Words
The context words of English Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, Uninflected words
Characteristics of Form Classes
They are open classes, adding new members as language progresses. The members of the classes ares words that have more than one form. Form classes are large word classes. Form class words are the so-called “full morphemes” of English morphology.
Noun
can be identified by formation of a plural {-spl} and of a singular {-s sg ps} and plural {-s pl ps} posessive.
Common Noun
a generic individual of a class (boy, desk, chair, tree, etc.)
Proper Noun
a specific individual of a class (John, the Taj Mahal, Snoopy, etc.)
Count Noun
has a referent that can be counted (boy, boys; desk, desks; tree, trees)
Mass Noun
has a referent that cannot be counted (milk, money , silver, gold, water)
Collective Noun
can be considered singly or as a group (club, committee, team, group, etc.)
Concrete Noun
the referent has a physical existence (book, television, computer, pen)
Abstract Noun
the referent is a quality (love, fear, air, space, idea)
Every noun has ____ of these ____ characteristics.
Every noun has 3 of these 6 characteristics.
Functions of Nouns
Subjects of the verb (SV), subject complement (SC), Direct Object (DO), Indirect Object (IO), Retained Object (RO), Object Complement (OC), Appositive (APP), Direct Address (DA), Modifier (ADJ), Adverbial Objective (AO), Nominative Absolute (NA), Object of the preposition (OP)
APP
Appositive My mother, *Evelyn*, is a good person. The play *Hamlet* is good.
DA
Direct Addresss *Mother*! I’m hungry. *Class*, close you’re books.
ADJ
Modifier The *brick* house.
(AO)
Adverbial Objective does not tell what or whom, but tells when and where. I am going *home.* We leave next *week*.
NA
Nominative Absolute The *test,* having been given, the students all started crying. His *work* done, john left the building.
OP
Object of the preposition Of the *book* by the *river*
Adjectives
Adjectives come in three degrees ( or grades): positive, comparative, and superlative. Their function is to modify nouns or noun substitutes. They may come in three positions: prenominal (attributive), appositive, or predicate.
What position are the adjectives is? The *green* frog made a snack out of the *greener* fly.
Adjectives in the prenominal position
What position is the adjective in? The woman, *green* with envy, wanted a new convertible jut like her best friend’s.
Appositive position
What position is the adjective in? My least favorite color is *green*.
Adjective in the predicate position
Adverbs end in one of following suffixes
-ly,-wise,-s,-ward, and the free form like
Some adverbs can be used in the comparative and superlative degree; others are __________ and cannot.
Some adverbs can be used in the comparative and superlative degree; others are absolute and cannot.