Word Classes Flashcards
English Language Revision of Word Classes
What is a concrete noun?
A concrete noun is something that has physical properties and you can touch it For example, dog or table
Which word can you usually put in front of a noun?
You can usually put ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’ in front a noun. A and an - indefinite article. The - definite article
What is an abstract noun?
Abstract nouns can’t be measured and don’t have physical properties. E.g - truth, beauty, justice
Give a term for the following word class. “The”
Definite article
Give the two indefinite articles.
A and An
You can put ____ in front of an adjective to make it comparative
more
You can affix __ to the end of an adjective to make it comparative
er
You can put ____ in front of an adjective to make it superlative
most
You can put ___ at the end of an adjective to make it superlative
est
Participle adjectives end in?
ing
Main verbs can be inflected in 5 different ways. Give the term for the inflection. The first one is infinitive. What are the other 4?
Present participle, 3rd person singular present tense, past tense, past participle.
Adverbs can describe 3 things. What are they?
Verbs, adjectives and other adverbs
Adverbs tell you about 4 things. What are they?
Time, place, manner, degree.
What is the 1st person singular possessive pronoun?
Mine
What is the 1st person plural possessive pronoun?
Ours
What is the 3rd person plural possessive pronoun?
Theirs
What is the 2nd person singular possessive pronoun?
Yours
What is the 1st person singular possessive determiner?
my
What are the 3rd person singular possessive determiners?
His, hers and its.
What are the 4 demonstrative pronouns?
This, that, these, those.
What are the 4 demonstrative determiners?
This, that, these, those.
Proposition show the relationship between things in ____ or _____
Time or space
Some prepositions are made up of more than one word. What are they called?
Phrasal prepositions
The subject of the clause is whatever is _____ or _____ the action
Doing or being
List all of the inflections of the verb “be”. There are 8.
Am, Are, Is, Was, Were, Be, Being, Been
There are two types of conjunctions. What are these conjunctions called?
Co-ordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions.
What is an adjective
An adjective describes nouns and pronouns
What is a proper noun?
A noun which refers to specific individuals, or a thing of which there is only one. e.g. London.
What is a collective noun?
A word used for groups
Can collective nouns be singular?
Yes, as in ‘the gang is angry’ or the plural: ‘the gang are angry’
What may collective nouns suggest?
Unity, or a sense of great scale or range.
What are the two types of adjectives?
Pre-modifying (before the noun)Complement (after the copular verb e.g. the car is big.)