Unit 1.1

Question 1

Countable noun

Answer 1

Have plural forms as well as singular forms. Can be regular (horse/horses) or irregular (appendix/appendices)

Question 2

Noun

Answer 2

Words referring to people, animals, substances (wine), states (death), events and feelings (happiness)

Question 3

Verb

Answer 3

All sentences have one. Can refer to an action (walk) or a state (be,know)

Question 4

Transitive verb

Answer 4

A verb that takes an object

She bought a book

Question 5

Intransitive verb

Answer 5

A verb that doesn’t take an object (we danced)

Question 6

Copula

Answer 6

Connects a subject to a complement (be, look, feel, taste, seem, become)

Question 7

Stative verb

Answer 7

Describes a state

Mary HAS a headache

Question 8

Auxiliary

Answer 8

Not the content/meaning or main verb.

1) used to make sentences negative(we DIDN’T like the movie)
2) to make questions (DO you drink wine?)
3) to make verb tenses(She IS singing)

Question 9

Modal

Answer 9

Verbs used to express ideas such as 1)possibility (might, may, could) 2)intention (will) 3)obligation (should,must). Are followed by the bare infinitive (We MUST LEAVE)

Question 10

Phrasal Verb

Answer 10

Verb plus particle combinations that form one unit of meaning; can be comprised of two words, a verb plus a particle (give up, run into) or three words, a verb and particle followed by a preposition (drop out of)

Question 11

Infinitive

Answer 11

Verb that shows no marking for person, tense or aspect. Usually used with to (Kelly wants TO LEAVE).

Question 12

Bare infinitive

Answer 12

Occurs without to (We may leave)

Question 13

Gerund

Answer 13

Verb plus ing, functions as a noun (San dislikes studying)

Question 14

Adjective

Answer 14

A word that modifies a noun, describes quality, state or action that a noun refers to.

Question 15

Attributive

Answer 15

Adjectives that come before nouns (the MAIN idea)

Question 16

Predicative

Answer 16

Adjectives that come after a copula verb (the baby is ASLEEP)

Question 17

Comparative

Answer 17

Form of adjective used to compare two things; short adjectives add -we, long adjectives use more in front of the adjective.

Question 18

Superlative

Answer 18

Form of adjective (or adverb) showing which thing has a quality above the level of others (the_____+est for short adjectives, the most_____for long adjectives

Question 19

Past participle

Answer 19

An adjective derived from a verb form (ed for regular verbs) used in some verb tenses (the EXCITED children)

Question 20

Present participle

Answer 20

An adjective derived from the ing form of a verb (a BORING class)

Question 21

Adverb

Answer 21

Word that can modify a verb (speak LOUDLY), an adjective (QUITE smart), or another adverb (REALLY well)

Question 22

Manner adverb

Answer 22

Describes the way an action is done. They ran QUICKLY

Question 23

Place or location adverb

Answer 23

Shows where the action is done (they shop LOCALLY)

Question 24

Time adverb

Answer 24

Show when an action is done, duration, or frequency (She left YESTERDAY)

Question 25

Degree adverb

Answer 25

Increases or decreases the effect of a verb, adj, adverb or noun (I HARDLY agree; it was RATHER amusing)