Language Methods Lexis (word classes).

Question 1

Outline the different types of nouns.

Answer 1

Proper.
Abstract.
Concrete.

Question 2

Define a proper noun

Answer 2

Refers to names of people and places.

Question 3

Define an abstract noun.

Answer 3

Refers to states, feelings and concepts that do not have physical existence.

Question 4

Define a concrete noun.

Answer 4

Refers to objects that have physical existence.

Non-countable and therefore do not take on the plural form.

Question 5

Outline the different types of verbs.

Answer 5

Material.
Relational.
Mental.
Verbal.

Question 6

Define a material verb.

Answer 6

Shows actions or events.

Question 7

Define a relational verb.

Answer 7

Identify properties or show states of being.

Question 8

Define a mental verb.

Answer 8

Shows internal processes.

Question 9

Define a verbal verb.

Answer 9

Show external processes of communicating through speech.

Question 10

Outline the different types of adjectives and adverbials.

Answer 10

Base.
Comparative.
Superlative
Attributive. 
Predicative.
Evaluative.

Question 11

Define an adverbial.

Answer 11

A word or phrase that is used as an adverb to modify a verb or a clause.

Question 12

Define a base adj/adv.

Answer 12

The basic form of an adjective or adverb, modifying another word.

Question 13

Define a comparative adj/adv.

Answer 13

A for used to compare two instances either adding ‘er’ or using ‘more’.

Question 14

Define a superlative adj/adv.

Answer 14

A form used to compare more than two instances, identifying a best example.

Question 15

Define an attributive adjective.

Answer 15

Adjectives that come before the noun.

Question 16

Define a predicative adjective.

Answer 16

An adjective that comes after the noun.

Question 17

Define an evaluative adjective.

Answer 17

Evaluative adjectives tell about something that can be measured and compared e.g. boring.

Question 18

Outline the different types of pronouns.

Answer 18

Personal.
Demonstrative.
In-definite.

Question 19

Define a personal pronoun.

Answer 19

Refers to people and are differentiated in terms of person, number and gender.

Question 20

Define a demonstrative pronoun.

Answer 20

Orientate the reader or listener towards a person, object or idea either nearby or further away.

e.g. ‘this’, ‘there’, ‘that’ etc.

Question 21

Define an in-definite pronoun.

Answer 21

Refers to a person object or idea that is non specific.

e.g.
‘somebody’, ‘anybody’ etc.

Question 22

Outline the different types of determiners.

Answer 22

Articles.
Possessives.
Quantifiers.

Question 23

Define an article pronoun.

Answer 23

Shows that something is definite or indefinite.
e.g.
‘The’ (definite).
‘a/an’ (indefinite).

Question 24

Define a possessive pronoun.

Answer 24

Shows ownership.

Question 25

Define a quantifier pronoun.

Answer 25

Show either specific or non-specific quantities of a noun.
‘One’, ‘Two’ etc.
‘Some’, ‘any’ etc.

Question 26

Outline the different types of conjunctions.

Answer 26

Co-ordinating.

Subordinating.

Question 27

Define a co-ordinating conjunction.

Answer 27

Link words or larger structures such as phrases and clauses together where they are equal.
‘And’, ‘But’ or ‘Yet’ etc.

Question 28

Define a subordinating conjunction.

Answer 28

Link clauses together to show that one is dependant on the other.
‘Because’, ‘Although’ or ‘While’ etc.

Question 29

Define a main verb.

Answer 29

The verb in a main clause or the head of a verb phrase.

Question 30

Define an auxiliary verb.

Answer 30

A verb that determines the mood, tense, voice or aspect of another verb in a verb phrase.

Question 31

Define a modal verb.

Answer 31

A type of auxiliary verb that expresses necessity or possibility.

Question 32

Define a stative verb.

Answer 32

A verb expressing a state or condition rather than an activity or event.

Question 33

Define a dynamic verb.

Answer 33

A verb that shows a continuous or progressive action.

Question 34

Define a common noun.

Answer 34

Used to categorise people (the boys), places (shops) or things (chairs).

Question 35

Define a collective noun.

Answer 35

A noun that can be experienced with one or more of your five senses.

Question 36

Define a pre-modifier.

Answer 36

A modifier that occurs after a noun and describes it in some way.

Question 37

Define a post-modifier.

Answer 37

A modifier that occurs before a noun and describes it in some way.

Question 38

Define a preposition.

Answer 38

Used to provide information on time, position or place.

Question 39

Define a prepositional phrase.

Answer 39

Begins with a preposition and ends with a noun.

Question 40

Define a noun phrase.

Answer 40

A word or group of words that acts a noun in the sentance.

Question 41

Define a verb phrase.

Answer 41

A phrase composed of at lest one verb and its dependants (objects, complements and other modifiers).

Question 42

Define a reflexive pronoun.

Answer 42

A pronoun that refers to a previously named noun or pronoun in a sentence.

Question 43

Define a relative prounoun.

Answer 43

A pronoun that refers to q previously used noun and introduces a relative clause (that, who, which etc).

Question 44

Define an interrogative pronoun.

Answer 44

A pronoun that introduces a question (what, which, who).