Language LEVELS

Question 1

Common Noun

Answer 1

Classify things into general types of categories e.g. chair

Question 2

Proper noun

Answer 2

Refer to specific people and places e.g Luca

Question 3

Concrete Noun

Answer 3

Refer to physical things like people, objects and places e.g. table

Question 4

Abstract noun

Answer 4

Refers to ideas, processes, occasions, times, and qualities e.g. joy

Question 5

3 main ways to classify nouns

Answer 5

Plural, Singular, Collective

Question 6

Jargon

Answer 6

A specialist vocabulary associated with a particular occupation or activity

Question 7

Informal lexis

Answer 7

Relaxed, familiar, slang, abbreviated, old English roots

Question 8

Formal lexis

Answer 8

Serious, impersonal, standard English, Latin roots

Question 9

Lexical Cohesion

Answer 9

How well words of a text fit together and create meaning together

Question 10

Addition

Answer 10

And, also, furthermore

Question 11

Consequence

Answer 11

So, therefore, thus

Question 12

Comparative

Answer 12

Similarly, however, but

Question 13

Temporal

Answer 13

Later, next, now

Question 14

Enumeration

Answer 14

Firstly, finally, then

Question 15

Summative

Answer 15

In conclusion, on the whole

Question 16

Anaphoric referencing

Answer 16

Referring back to the noun

Question 17

Cataphoric referencing

Answer 17

Referring forwards to the noun

Question 18

Suffix

Answer 18

After the root of a word ( -tion, -ness, -ful)

Question 19

Prefix

Answer 19

put before the root or stem of a word ( multi-, dis-, un-, sub-)

Question 20

Euphemism / dysphemism

Answer 20

Word made nicer / word made more derogatory

Question 21

Broadening v Narrowing

Answer 21

The meanings of a word gradually extend to a wider sense than the original meaning. (e.g. ‘virus’)

V

the meaning gradually becomes more specialised or specific (e.g. ‘meat’)

Question 22

Amelioration v Pejoration

Answer 22

A word with a very severe or taboo connotations gradually becomes less negative and milder in its use. (e.g. ‘sick’)

V

words with neutral or even positive connotations gradually come to acquire pejorative associations. (e.g. ‘silly’)

Question 23

Hegemony

Answer 23

preponderant influence or authority over others : domination

the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group

Question 24

What are the types of sub clause?

Answer 24

Noun clause,
Adverbial clause,
Relative clause,
comparative clause,
non-finite clause 
verbless clause

Question 25

Collective noun

Answer 25

Groups of people or animals or things (government , team, audience, pack)

Question 26

Count v Mass nouns

Answer 26

Count nouns can be counted (brick), mass nouns can’t (information)

Question 27

Noun phrase

Answer 27

Determiner, premodifier, noun, postmodifier

The green dog

Question 28

Different Types of Pronouns

Answer 28

Personal (i, he),
Possessive (hers, yours)
Interrogative (who, what, which)
Reflexive ( -self)
Indefinite (someone)
Demonstrative (that, this)
Relative ( whom )

Question 29

What is a determiner

Answer 29

When a noun directly follows the word (this car)

Question 30

Verbs

Answer 30

Main - single verb expresses main meaning

Auxiliary - helping verb, placed in front of main verb

Primary auxiliary- be,have,do

Modal auxiliary - only ever used with the main verb

Dynamic - refer to physical actions
Stative - refer to state

Question 31

Declarative

Answer 31

Statement that gives information

Question 32

Imperatives

Answer 32

Orders, instructions, directions, advice

Question 33

Interrogatives

Answer 33

Questions

Question 34

Exclamatives

Answer 34

Expressive function convey force and end in an exclamation mark

Question 35

Coordinating conjunction

Answer 35

Used when parts of sentence joined are of equal value ( and but, or)

Question 36

Subordinating conjunction

Answer 36

Connect a subordinate clause to a main clause (because, although, unless, until)