lexis

Question 1

common noun

Answer 1

general and don’t need capital letters unless starting a sentence

Question 2

proper noun

Answer 2

specific objects, people or things

Question 3

concrete noun

Answer 3

can be touched (physical)

Question 4

abstract noun

Answer 4

feelings and states of being

Question 5

base adjective

Answer 5

plain adjective

Question 6

comparative

Answer 6

‘-er’ suffix added to make a comparison

Question 7

superlative

Answer 7

‘-est’ suffix added

Question 8

4 categories of adverbs

Answer 8

1. place
2. frequency
3. time
4. manner

Question 9

relative pronoun

Answer 9

links noun to a cause (who, which, when)

Question 10

demonstrative pronoun

Answer 10

direct attention towards something (this, those, that)

Question 11

homophones

Answer 11

describes words with the same sound
eg. there, their, they’re

Question 12

homographs

Answer 12

describes words with same spelling
eg. ‘I read that book’ and ‘I like to read’

Question 13

homonyms

Answer 13

describes words with everything the same
eg. ‘I can throw that can in the bin’

Question 14

dynamic verb

Answer 14

actions that can start and end
can be material or verbal

Question 15

material verb

Answer 15

concerned with events

Question 16

verbal verb

Answer 16

concerned with communication

Question 17

5 verb moods

Answer 17

1. interrogative
2. subjunctive
3. indicative
4. conditional
5. imperative

Question 18

stative verb

Answer 18

describes actions which are constant
can be relational or mental

Question 19

mental verb

Answer 19

describe an intrinsic process

Question 20

relational verb

Answer 20

show relation between things

Question 21

transitive verb

Answer 21

have a direct object
eg. I want a bike

Question 22

intransitive verb

Answer 22

have no direct object
eg. Dan sleeps