Language levels- LEXIS

Question 1

Which language level do morphemes belong to?

Answer 1

Lexis

Question 2

What are the two types of morpheme?

Answer 2

Unbound and bound morphemes

Question 3

What is “brilliant” an example of in the following sentence? “Grammar is brilliant.”

Answer 3

Predicative/ post-modifying adjective

Question 4

What is “sudden” an example of in the following noun phrase? “the sudden noise”

Answer 4

Attributive/ pre-modifying adjective

Question 5

Give an example of a comparative adjective.

Answer 5

Bigger, stronger, smaller, weaker, etc.

Question 6

Give an example of a superlative adjective.

Answer 6

Biggest, strongest, smallest, weakest.

Question 7

What word class does “running” belong to?

Answer 7

Dynamic verb

Question 8

What word class does “thinking” belong to?

Answer 8

Stative verb

Question 9

What is the difference between a dynamic and a stative verb?

Answer 9

Dynamic verbs describe movement than can be seen by an onlooker. If a text contains many dynamic verbs, it may indicate they want to spur the reader to take action.
Stative verbs denote a state of mind, which tends to be invisible to an onlooker. Many stative verbs used in a text may suggest the producer wants the reader to think deeply on their writing or that they don’t wish to inspire change.

Question 10

To which word class does “kicking” belong?

Answer 10

Transitive verb

Question 11

To which word class does “sneeze” belong?

Answer 11

Intransitive verb

Question 12

What is the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb?

Answer 12

Transitive verbs require an object, intransitive verbs do not.

Question 13

What is the label for a verb that has a subject and a tense e.g. “she was waiting”?

Answer 13

A finite verb

Question 14

What is the label for verbs in forms without a subject and a verb e.g. “to wake”, “starting from the bottom”?

Answer 14

Non-finite verbs. They are typically in infinitive forms (-ing, -ed)

Question 15

Which type of auxiliary verb is the verb “be”?

Answer 15

Primary auxiliary verb

Question 16

Which type of auxiliary verb is the verb “must”?

Answer 16

Modal auxiliary verb

Question 17

Name the primary auxiliary verbs.

Answer 17

Be, do, and have

Question 18

Name three modal auxiliary verbs.

Answer 18

Must, will, should, shall, would, can, could, may, might. Modal verbs often set the mood/ tone for a text, conveying the producers feelings on a subject.

Question 19

Which type of adverb are the following: cheerfully, efficiently, painfully, slowly?

Answer 19

Manner adverbs

Question 20

Which type of adverb are the following: now, yesterday, then, soon, later?

Answer 20

Time/ temporal adverbs

Question 21

Which type of adverb are the following: off, above, abroad, outside, away?

Answer 21

Place/ spatial adverbs

Question 22

Which type of adverb are the following: always, sometimes, often, usually, never, generally?

Answer 22

Frequency adverbs

Question 23

Which type of adverb are the following: quite, too, entirely, very, extremely, hardly, just?

Answer 23

Degree adverbs

Question 24

Which type of adverb are the following: almost, completely, especially, extremely, nearly, just, only?

Answer 24

Quantity/ quantifying adverbs

Question 25

Which type of adverb are the following: apparently, clearly, frankly, fortunately, hopefully, carefully, carelessly?

Answer 25

Evaluation adverbs

Question 26

What type of pronoun is "we"?

Answer 26

Personal pronoun

Question 27

What type of pronoun is "themselves"?

Answer 27

Reflexive pronoun

Question 28

What type of pronoun is "someone"?

Answer 28

Indefinite pronoun

Question 29

What type of pronoun is "that"?

Answer 29

Demonstrative pronoun (they point to something)

Question 30

What type of pronoun is "ours"?

Answer 30

Possessive pronoun

Question 31

What type of pronoun is used in the phrase "whose is it"?

Answer 31

Interrogative pronoun

Question 32

What type of pronoun is used in the phrase "the man, who decided to go home"?

Answer 32

Relative pronoun

Question 33

What type of determiner is "the"?

Answer 33

The definite article

Question 34

What type of determiner is "a" or "an"?

Answer 34

The indefinite article

Question 35

What type of determiner are "one", "two", "three" and "first", "second", "third"?

Answer 35

Numerical determiners

Question 36

What type of determiner are "few", "many", "enough"?

Answer 36

Quantifiers

Question 37

What type of determiner refers to specific objects or people e.g. "this", "that", "those"?

Answer 37

Demonstrative determiners

Question 38

What are the three types of conjunction?

Answer 38

Co-ordinating, subordinating, and correlative.

Question 39

Explain the function of a co-ordinating conjunction with examples.

Answer 39

Co-ordinating conjunctions join like with like (noun with another noun, adjective with another adjective). There are seven in total: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Question 40

Explain the function of subordinating conjunctions with examples.

Answer 40

Subordinating conjunctions join subordinate clauses to main clauses. common examples are: although, because, if, since, unless, and while.

Question 41

Explain the function of correlative conjunctions with examples.

Answer 41

Correlative conjunctions are used in pairs to join alternative or equal elements. Examples of these include: either/or, neither/nor, and not only/ but also.

Question 42

What are the eight parts of speech?

Answer 42

Nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions, and determiners.

Question 43

Explain the difference between degree and quantity adverbs.

Answer 43

Degree adverbs intensify or decrease the effect of a verb (e.g. I absolutely love pizza). Adverbs of quantity express the amount of something present (e.g. I hardly slept last night).

Question 44

Define Metonymy

Answer 44

The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for the thing itself (e.g. "suits" for business executives)

Question 45

Define Metonymy

Answer 45

The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for the thing itself (e.g. "suits" for business executives)