Terminology

Question 1

Stative Verb

Answer 1

Verbs that express a state rather than an action

e.g. love, smell

Question 2

Abstract Nouns

Answer 2

A noun meaning an idea/concept rather than a concrete object

e.g. faith

Question 3

Asyndetic Listing

Answer 3

A list of items with no ‘and’ or conjunctions; only commas

e.g. the red, white, blue, sparkly lighthouse

Question 4

Syndetic Listing

Answer 4

A list of items with the use of ‘and’ or another conjunction

e.g. the red, white and blue and sparkly lighthouse

Question 5

Adjective

Answer 5

A word that describes a noun

Question 6

Collective Noun

Answer 6

A noun that denotes a group of individuals

e.g. herd, choir

Question 7

Pronoun

Answer 7

Refers to a participant in the discourse, (in replacement of a name)
e.g. I, You, She

Question 8

Concrete Noun

Answer 8

Noun you experience through five senses

e.g. table, door

Question 9

Dynamic Verb

Answer 9

Verbs where there is some kind of action, or process

e.g. run, learn

Question 10

Pre-modifier

Answer 10

A word, especially adjective, placed before the noun

e.g. the loud child = loud is a pre-modifying adjective

Question 11

Preposition

Answer 11

A word governing where two nouns are in relation to each other
e.g. I am BENEATH the platform, she arrived AFTER dinner

Question 12

Proper Noun

Answer 12

A word used to identify a person or place

e.g. Alice, Buckingham Palace

Question 13

Conjunction

Answer 13

A word which joins together different parts of a sentence

e.g. and, because