Lang Levels - Lexis Flashcards
Concrete noun
Thing you can observe/touch (shoes, cat, table)
Abstract noun
A thing that you can’t touch (entertainment, hope, Christmas)
Proper noun
Specific thing/name of someone/somewhere (Madonna, London, Christmas)
Common noun
Not specific - not proper nouns (table, chair)
Possessive pronoun
Belonging to someone
Personal pronouns - subject pronouns
I, you, he/she/it, we, you (all), they
Personal pronouns - object pronouns
Me, you, us, him/her/it, you (all), them
What are personal SUBJECT pronouns used for?
Replace the name of the subject of the sentence
What are personal OBJECT pronouns used for?
Replace the name of the object of the sentence
What is the subject of the sentence?
the thing doing the action
What is the object of the sentence?
The thing receiving the action
What is a possessive pronoun used for?
To show ownership/replace a noun that has a ‘s after it (Lucy’s)
Possessive determiners vs independent possessive pronouns?
Possessive determiners always come before a noun (my cat) independent possessive pronouns can stand on their own (mine)
Possessive determiners
My, your, his/her/its, our, their
NO APOSTROPHE IN ITS
Independent possessive pronouns
Mine, yours, his/hers/its, ours, theirs
NO APOSTROPHE IN ITS
