Word Classes

Question 1

Common Noun

Answer 1

Refers to people or things in general

Question 2

Proper Noun

Answer 2

A name that identifies a particular person, place or thing

Question 3

Concrete Noun

Answer 3

People and things that can be physically sensed

Question 4

Abstract Noun

Answer 4

Ideas, qualities or conditions - no physical reality

Question 5

Collective Noun

Answer 5

Refers to groups of people or things

Question 6

Countable Noun

Answer 6

Can be counted (ends with ‘-s’ in plural form)

Question 7

Uncountable noun

Answer 7

Cannot be counted (normally do not have a plural form)

Question 8

Active Verb

Answer 8

The subject does the action

Question 9

Passive Verb

Answer 9

The subject undergoes the action

Question 10

Auxillary Verb

Answer 10

Help to form tenses, moods and voices of other verbs

Question 11

Modal Verb

Answer 11

Combine with other verbs to express necessity, possibility, intention or ability

Question 12

Present participle Verb

Answer 12

Ends with ‘-ing’

Question 13

Past Participle Verb

Answer 13

Ends with ‘-ed’ or ‘-d’ (anc with ‘-t’ or ‘-en’ for irregulars

Question 14

Adjective

Answer 14

Describes a noun

Question 15

Adverbs

Answer 15

Gives information about a verb, adjective or another adverb

Question 16

Positive Adverb

Answer 16

Describes a verb, adjective or another adverb

Question 17

Comparative Adverb

Answer 17

Compares two actions or states

Question 18

Superlative Adverb

Answer 18

Comparing one action or state with all the others in the same category

Question 19

Sentence adverb

Answer 19

Refers to/introduces the whole statement

Clearly, there has been a mistake

Question 20

Pronoun

Answer 20

Used in place of a noun that has already been mentioned

Question 21

Personal Pronoun

Answer 21

Used in place of a oun to refer to a specific thing

Question 22

Subjective Pronoun

Answer 22

Act as the subject of the pronoun

Question 23

Objective Pronoun

Answer 23

Acts as the object of verbs

Question 24

Possessive Pronoun

Answer 24

Refer to something owned by the speaker/someone or something previously mentioned

Question 25

Reflexive Pronoun

Answer 25

Refers back to the subject of the clause

Question 26

Preposition

Answer 26

Show the relationship between the noun/pronoun and other words in a sentence

Question 27

Conjunctions

Answer 27

Used to connect phrases, clauses and sentences

Question 28

Coordinating Conjunction

Answer 28

Joins items that are of equal importance

Question 29

Subordinating Conjunction

Answer 29

Connect subordinate clause to the main clause of a sentence

Question 30

Determiner

Answer 30

Introduces a noun

Question 31

Noun

Answer 31

Identifies

Question 32

Verb

Answer 32

Describe what a person/thing does or what happens

Question 33

Moods (Verb Forms)

Answer 33

The tone or purpose with which it is read

Question 34

Indicative Mood

Answer 34

Used to express factual statements

Question 35

Imperative Mood

Answer 35

Used to command and instruct

Question 36

Interrogative Mood

Answer 36

Used to ask questions

Question 37

Conditional Mood

Answer 37

Used to make requests and refer to uncertain situations

Question 38

Subjunctive Mood

Answer 38

Used to express a wish/possibility