Linguistic Terminology

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Names an object, person, place, idea or emotion

Question 2

Pronoun

Answer 2

Stands in place of a noun

Question 3

Main Verb

Answer 3

Describes an action or a state

Question 4

Primary Auxiliary Verb

Answer 4

Provides the tense of the main verb

Question 5

Modal Verb

Answer 5

Expresses the certainty or uncertainty of the main verb

Question 6

Adjective

Answer 6

Describes a noun

Question 7

Comparative Adjective

Answer 7

Compares one noun to another

Question 8

Superlative Adjective

Answer 8

Compares the quality of one noun to another noun

Question 9

Evaluative Adjective

Answer 9

Expresses an opinion about a noun

Question 10

Referential Adjective

Answer 10

Expresses a fact about a noun

Question 11

Adverb

Answer 11

Describes a verb, adjective or another adverb - can refer to manner, intensity, place, frequency or time

Question 12

Disjunct

Answer 12

An adverb that modifies a whole sentence

Question 13

Conjunction

Answer 13

Joins two clauses or items in a list
Coordinating conjunctions - FANBOYS
All other conjunctions and subordinating

Question 14

Determiner

Answer 14

Expresses number,specificity or ownership of a noun

Question 15

Preposition

Answer 15

Expresses the relationship between an noun and therest of the sentence

Question 16

Filler

Answer 16

Fills a pause in speech

Question 17

Hedge

Answer 17

Softens an utterance

Question 18

Discourse Marker

Answer 18

Signals a change of topic

Question 19

Back Channel

Answer 19

Feedback to demonstrate listening

Question 20

Interruption

Answer 20

Deliberately talking when someone else is to attempt to take over the turn

Question 21

Overlap

Answer 21

Overlaping the speech of another speaker accidentally or by back-channelling

Question 22

Monitoring Device

Answer 22

A feature used to check that a listener is paying attention

Question 23

Quotative

Answer 23

Introduces a quote

Question 24

Tag Question

Answer 24

A question tagged on at the end of a declarative

Question 25

Semantic Field

Answer 25

A set of words linked to a specific subject

Question 26

Low Frequency Lexis

Answer 26

Words which are not used often and might not be understood by everyone

Question 27

High Frequency Lexis

Answer 27

Words which are used often and understood by most people

Question 28

Standard English

Answer 28

The form of English used in formal writing and sometimes formal speech

Question 29

Non-standard English

Answer 29

All other varieties of English, including most spoken varieties

Question 30

Interrogative

Answer 30

A sentence that asks a question

Question 30

Declarative

Answer 30

A sentence which makes a statement

Question 31

Imperative

Answer 31

A sentence that gives a command

Question 31

Mitigated Imperative

Answer 31

A command with added politeness

Question 32

Exclamatory

Answer 32

A sentence expressing an exclamation of strong emotion or surprise

Question 33

Clause Elements - SV

Answer 33

Essential elemets of a clause, subject (doer) and verb

Question 34

Clause Elements - OAC

Answer 34

Other possible clause elements Object (done to), adverbial (adverb or adverbial phrase), complement (gives more info about the object or the subject)

Question 35

Simple Sentence

Answer 35

Contains only one clause

Question 36

Complex Sentence

Answer 36

Contains two or more independant clauses and at least one subordinate clause

Question 37

Compound Sentence

Answer 37

Contains two or more independant clauses linked by coordinating conjunctions

Question 38

Compund-Complex Sentence

Answer 38

Contains at least two independant clauses and at least one subordinate clause

Question 39

Minor Sentence

Answer 39

Contains either no verb or only a verb

Question 40

Comment Clause

Answer 40

A short clause which expresses an attitude to the rest of the sentence

Question 41

Conditional Clause

Answer 41

Expresses a condition and usually begins with 'if' or 'unless'

Question 42

Relative Clause

Answer 42

A clause which acts like an adjective to describe a noun