Terminology Flashcards
Concrete noun
-Anything that has physical properties
-Dog, air, television
Proper noun
-Names of a specific person/place/thing
-Often have a capital letter
-Taylor Swift, England, Mount Everest
Abstract noun
-Things that don’t have physical properties, they are concepts or ideas
-Truth, intelligence, fear
Qualitative adjective
Describes physical qualities such as colour and shape
Evaluative adjective
Describes evaluative judgement, such as opinions of things
In what four grammatical ways can adjectives appear?
-Directly before a noun
-Be used on its own after a noun
-Preceded by an intensifier
-Comparatives and superlatives
Noun phrase structure
Adjective/premodifier/noun/determiner + noun
Premodifier
-Nouns and verbs that act as an adjective
-Eg: basketball hoop, crying baby
Adjective phrase structure
Intensifier + adjective
Dynamic verbs
Indicates a physical action, which involves the movement of the body in some way
Stative verbs
Indicate a mental action which uses intellectual power
Adverbs
-How/when something is done, often describing a verb
-Single words that modify verbs, giving details of time, manner and place
Adverbs of manner
-States how something happened
-Eg-quickly, quietly, happily
Adverbs of time
-States when something happened
-Eg-now, earlier, late
Adverbs of frequency
-States how often something happens
-Eg-always, sometimes, never
Adverbs of place
-States where something happened
-Eg-there, here
Intensifiers
-Adverbs can be used in front of adjectives as intensifiers
-Eg-very pretty, really nice
Adverb phrase
-An intensifier, followed by an adverb
-Eg- painted ‘particularly well’
