Lexis Flashcards
Common noun
all nouns that are not proper nouns
Proper nouns
specific people and places; Paris, Andrew, Venus
Concrete noun
things that exist physically; computer, house, dog
Abstract noun
things do not exist physically; feelings, ideas and qualities
Collective noun
groups of people, animals, or objects: team, family, flock, gaggle, litter, herd
Pre-modifying adjectives
come before a noun to describe it
post- modifying adjectives
come after the noun to describe it
Comparative adjectives
the adjective is the least or the most eg; biggest, smallest.
Noun phrases
Nouns modified by the adjectives that could be replaced by a pronoun eg; the beautiful animal was kept in a cage
Dynamic verb
A verb you can physically see e.g. running, walking
Stative verbs
A verb that is a state not an action e.g. thinking, wondering
Transitive verbs
A type of dynamic verb that requires a noun e.g. ‘she kicked the ball’
Intransitive verbs
Don’t require a noun e.g she sneezed, she laughed
Infinitive verbs
A verb you can’t tell the tense from e.g. to wake, to run, to love
Finite verbs
A verb you can tell the tense of e.g. she was waiting
Auxiliary verbs
These help us understand the tense of another verb. There are only three – be, do, have.
Modal auxiliary verbs
These tell you the necessity of possibility attached to a verb e.g. should, could, would, may, might
Adverbs
Modify verbs by telling us the manner, time, place, frequency, degree, quantity or evaluation of a verb
