Introduction

Question 1

Abstract Nouns

Answer 1

Non-physical and cant be sensed. Include feels, emotions, characteristics.
e.g. love, happy, beauty, Monday

Question 2

Concrete Nouns

Answer 2

Material which can be perceived by the 5 senses.
e.g. table, pencil, dog

Question 3

Proper Nouns

Answer 3

Words for specific things. Always CAPITALISED.
e.g. London, Patricia, Luton College

Question 4

Common Nouns

Answer 4

Non-capitalised words for types of things, people, places.
e.g. professor, city, cat

Question 5

Collective Nouns

Answer 5

Noun used to name a group of something.
e.g. herds of cows, gang of robbers, litter of puppies

Question 6

What are count nouns?

Answer 6

Nouns that can be counted and made plural.
e.g. bananas, books, chairs

Question 7

What are Non-count nouns?

Answer 7

Nouns that cant be counted or made plural.
e.g. sheep, air, happiness, music

Question 8

What are Modifiers?

Answer 8

Modifiers are all words describing nouns.

Question 9

What are the names of two comparing nouns, one made by ‘er’ and the other ‘est’?

Answer 9

Comparatives formed by adding ‘-er’
Superlatives formed by adding ‘-est’

Question 10

What is the Modifier added to form Comparatives?

Answer 10

‘More’

Question 11

What is the Modifier added to form Superlatives?

Answer 11

‘Most’

Question 12

Antonyms

Answer 12

adjectives with opposite meanings
e.g. good-bad, hot-cold, stupid-smart

Question 13

Synonyms

Answer 13

Adjectives with similar meanings

Question 14

Determiners

Answer 14

words that determine the noun youre talking about
e.g. this, that, the, a, your

Question 15

Two types of Verbs

Answer 15

Dynamic- actions
Stative- state or actions

Question 16

What are dynamic verbs?

Answer 16

actions which can be seen or physically felt

Question 17

What are stative verbs?

Answer 17

refer to the state of a subject or the situation of the subject

Question 18

Lexical Verbs

Answer 18

expresses the meaning in the noun phrase

Question 19

What are the three Auxiliary Verbs?

Answer 19

be = indicate the progressive tense
do = used in interrogative, negative and emphatic structures
have = indicate the perfect tense

Question 20

What are Verb Phrases?

Answer 20

Consists of just one main verb or one main verb with one of more auxiliary verb.

Question 21

Modal Verbs
( Modal Auxiliary Verbs )

Answer 21

can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, must, might

Question 22

What is Passive Voice?

Answer 22

Less direct and focuses on object. Object comes first then subject
Used when the reciever of action is more important than the doer

Question 23

Adverb

Answer 23

Modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb or whole sentence
Expresses manner, time, place, frequency.

Question 24

Adverbs of Manner

Answer 24

Tells audience exactly how something happens
e.g. angrily, hard, tightly, so

Question 25

Adverbs of Place

Answer 25

Tells where something happens
e.g. about, in , up, on, downstairs

Question 26

Adverbs of Time

Answer 26

Tells when something happens
e.g. tonight, weekly, usually, next

Question 27

Adverbs of Degree

Answer 27

Tells to what extent something happens
e.g. almost, too, somewhat, enough

Question 28

What are the 5 sentence types?

Answer 28

Simple = 1 clause
Compound = 1 or more clauses joined with coordinating conjunction
Complex = main clause joined with subordinate clauses by subordinating conjunction
Compound-Complex = main clause, 1 or more subordinate clause, 1 or more coordinating clauses
Minor = incomplete clause, no noun or verb.

Question 29

Do you hate this subject?

Answer 29

Yes!