Terminology Flashcards
Are attributive adjectives pre-modifying or post-modifying?
GIVE AN EXAMPLE.
They are pre-modifying.
The red balloon.
The sudden noise.
He kissed her on the cheek and she ran away
The coordinating conjunction and links two _____ statements
Weak
What is a superlative adjective?
Superlative adjectives are usually formed by adding ‘EST.’
For example, LONG becomes LONGEST
What is a modal auxiliary verb ?
They reference the main verb
I CAN play the drums
I MUST do something
All nouns are either what?
Common nouns or Proper nouns
What is a reflexive pronoun?
A personal pronoun with ‘self’ added to the end.
For example, MYSELF, OURSELVES, ITSELF.
Give an example of a Primary Auxiliary verb
Do, have, be.
Present tense
And, but and or are examples of what type of conjunction?
Co-ordinating
What is a comparative adjective?
It’s when it adds an ‘ER’ inflection at the end of a word.
For example, LONG becomes LONGER
Clauses can be made up of a subject, verb, object, _________ and adverbial
Complement
What are concrete nouns?
Nouns that refer to the physical world such as banana, desk and car.
Name the three primary auxiliary verbs:
Do, am and have.
What is an inflection?
An inflection is when a word changes it’s tense by adding or changing its letters.
What is a predicative adjective?
An adjective that is used on it’s own. It comes after a conjunction.
For example;
College IS bad.
My friend LOOKED good.
Give an example of a reflective pronoun:
Ourselves
Itself
Yourself
A clause has to contain at least a ____: any part of a sentence without a ____ cannot be a clause.
Verb
Most common prepositions are very short words which help to express relationships, especially to do with _____, place and direction.
Time
Give an example of a modal auxiliary verb
Will and shall.
Future tense
Give an example of a pronoun:
THEY could not see a sign of HIM.
Where is IT?
Glasgow and Wednesday are examples of what type of nouns?
Proper Nouns
What is an intensifier?
Adverbs
It’s when an adverb is used to add meaning to an adjective.
For example: To die, would be an AWFULLY big adventure.
What are countable nouns?
Nouns that refer to individual units which can be counted.
For example tree, teacher and station.
What are adverbs?
Adverbs act as the ADVERBIAL element in a clause.
For example: TOMORROW we shall die.
A preposition is a word which can be placed before a _____, noun phrase or pronoun in order to create a prepsoitional phrase.
Noun
