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What is a concrete noun and examples?

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Something that can be perceived through the five senses, e.g. table, apple, rabbit

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What is an abstract noun and examples?

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Intangible ideas that can’t be received the five senses, such as social concepts, political theories, and character to traits e.g. love, creativity, democracy.

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What is a collective noun and examples?

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Refers to a group that functions as one unit or performs the same action at the same time, e.g. crowd, flocks, committee.

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What is a compound noun and examples?

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Combines two or more words into one, e.g. dry-cleaning, toothpaste, ice cream.

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What is a countable (count noun) and examples?

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A noun you can count, e.g. table, apple, rabbit.

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What is an uncountable (mass noun) and examples?

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A noun that cannot be counted, e.g. salt, seafood, advice.

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What is a main verb?

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The main action of the sentence.

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What is a dynamic verb and examples?

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Describes an action, process or movement., e.g. run, jump, dance.

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What is a stative verb and examples?

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Describes a state of being or condition, e.g. see, be, like.

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What is a transitive verb?

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Transitive verb = object = add noun or it.

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What is an intransitive verb?

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Intransitive verb = (In=no, Inno) = no object = can’t add noun or it.

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What is a primary auxiliary verb and examples?

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“Helping verb” = verbs which assist the main verb, e.g. be, do, have.

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What is a deontic modal auxiliary verb?

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Deontic modal auxiliary verbs express obligation, necessity, permission (request), ability, advice or recommendation. E.g. should, must, ought to, can, could.

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What is an epistemic auxiliary verb?

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Epistemic modal auxiliary verbs express possibility, probability, certainty or likelihood of a situation. E.g. might, could, may, will, would.

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What is a copular verb and examples?

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A linking verb, e.g. be, is, was.

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What is an attributive adjective and example?

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They come right before the noun, e.g. she has a red car.

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What is a predicative adjective and example?

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They come after a copular verb, e.g. the car is fast.

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What is a distributive adjective and examples?

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Refers to members of a group individually, e.g. every, either, neither, both, some.

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What is an interrogative adjective and examples?

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Used to ask questions, e.g. what, which, whose.

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What is a participial adjective and example?

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words that end in -ed or -ing and derive from verbs, e,g. I have my swimming lessons now.

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What is a comparative adjective and examples?

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Used to compare, e.g. higher, cuter, better, more/less expensive.

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What is a superlative adjective and examples?

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Used to indicate the most extreme form, e.g. highest, cutest, best, most/least expensive.

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Pre-modifying meaning and example?

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It means placing the modifier before the noun it modifies, e.g. a beautiful flower.

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Post-modifying and example?

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It means placing the modifier after the noun it modifiers, e.g. the car, shiny and new, caught everyone’s attention.

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What is an adverb of time and examples?

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Indicates when something occurs, e.g. later, soon, yesterday.

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What is an adverb of place and examples?

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Indicates where something occurs, e.g. near, far, close.

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What is an adverb of manner and examples?

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Indicates how something occurs, e.g. boldly, lively, highly.

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What is an adjective of frequency and examples?

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Indicates how often something occurs, e.g. always, never, sometimes.

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What is an adverb of degree and examples?

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Describes the intensity of an action, e.g. just, very, too.

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What is a relative adverb and examples?

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Connect two clauses in a sentence, e.g. where, when, why.

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What is an interrogative adverb and examples?

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Used to ask questions, e.g. where, when, how?

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What is a conjunctive adverb and examples?

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Connects two independent clauses or sentences together, e.g. therefore, however, moreover, nevertheless.

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What is an adverb of certainty and examples?

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Express how certain we feel about an action or an event, e.g. definitely, probably, certainly.

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What is a coordinating conjunction and examples?

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Joins two equal clauses, e.g. FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

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What is a subordinating conjunction and examples?

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Joins a subordinate clause, e.g. if, because, although, while, however, whereas.

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What are quantifiers and examples?

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Gives a numerical value, e.g. five, some, a few.

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What is a demonstrative pronoun and examples?

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Specify what is being referred to, e.g. this, that, those.

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What is a definite article and example?

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Something specific, e.g. the.

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What is an indefinite article and examples?

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Something general, e.g. a and an (In=an).

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What is a direct object pronoun and examples?

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Answers the question ‘what’ and ‘whom’, e.g. I saw Mary = I saw her.

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What are indirect object pronouns and examples?

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Answers the question ‘for what’, ‘for whom’, ‘of whom’ or ‘to whom’ and accompanies a direct object, e.g. I gave the book to Mary = I gave the book to her.

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What are possessive pronouns?

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Mine, ours, yours, his/her/its, theirs.

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What are possessive determiners?

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My, ours, your, his/her/its, their.

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What are relative pronouns and examples?

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Introduce relative clauses in a sentence, e.g. who, whom, whose, which, that.

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What is a semi-auxiliary verb and examples?

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Is a two-part or three-part verb. E.g. be about to, be able to, be going to, be likely to, be supposed to, had better, have to, ought to, used to, would rather.

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What is a locative preposition and examples?

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Indicates the position or location of something in relation to another object or place. E.g. in, on, at, by, beside, under, above, between, amongst.

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What is a temporal preposition and examples?

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Used to indicate the time or duration of an action or event. They help us talk about when something happens or for how long. E.g. before, after, during, since, until, for.

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What is a directional preposition and examples?

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Indicate the direction or movement of something. They help us describe where something is going or coming from. E.g. To, from, towards, through, across, along.

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What is an adverbial preposition (preposition of manner) and examples?

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Describe how an action is done or the manner in which something happens. They provide information about the way in which an action is performed. E.g. by, with, in, through.

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What is a preposition of agency and examples?

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Indicate the means or instrument by which an action is performed. They show the agent or the doer of the action. Used in the passive voice as well. E.g. by, with, using.

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What is a compound preposition and examples?

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Formed by combining two or more words. They have a specific meaning that may not be evident from the individual words. E.g. in front of, because of, next to, instead of.

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What is a phrasal preposition and examples?

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Formed by combining a preposition with another word or words to create a new meaning. They function as a single unit. E.g. in spite of, by means of, in addition to.

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What is a participle preposition and examples?

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Formed from verb participles. They function as prepositions and are used to introduce phrases that provide additional information. E.g. concerning, regarding, excluding.

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What is a preposition of possession and examples?

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Indicate ownership or possession. E.g. Of.

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What is a neologism?

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Is a newly coined word or expression that in mainstream language use. They often reflect evolving cultural trends, technological advancements, or specific contexts.

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What is a Litote and example?

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It is a figure of speech where you use understatement to emphasize a point by denying its opposite. It’s like saying “not bad” to actually mean “good.”

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