Verb and Noun, Adjective, and Conjunction Types 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageTerminologyASAQA Created by: _Phoebo_Created on: 15-05-16 13:19 Main Verb The most important verb in the sentence because it shows the action of the subject 1 of 26 Auxiliary / Primary Verb 'Helping' verbs. Usually clarify the main verb, 'to be', 'to have' or 'to do' 2 of 26 Modal Verbs Type of auxiliary verb that shows possibility eg may, might, possibly, could, can 3 of 26 Deontic Modality More definate - 'It' must happen eg can, will, shall, 4 of 26 Epistemic Modality 'It' is less likley to happen eg might, could, would 5 of 26 Stative Verb A verb which expresses state of the subject, refering to thoughts, feelings etc. For example, feel, dream, believe, 6 of 26 Dynamic Verb Refering to a physical state, eg run, drive, move 7 of 26 Transitive Verb Used with the direct object - needs context after it to make sense eg Alan SOLD a car 8 of 26 Intransitive Verb Used alongside a direct object - doesn't need context in order to make sense eg Dora COUGHED 9 of 26 Verb Phrases A phrase made up of mainly verbs eg he COULD SWIM fast 10 of 26 Common Noun General objects, places, people eg towel, road, city, person, cat 11 of 26 Proper Noun Specific names of places, people - usually have a capital letter eg York, Poppy, Tuesday 12 of 26 Concrete Noun A physical thing eg touch, sea, chips 13 of 26 Abstract Noun Something that can't be picked up by the 5 senses. Eg beauty, love, faith 14 of 26 Pronoun Replaces other types of noun on a sentence eg him, myself, me, you 15 of 26 Personal Pronoun Specific to you eg me, you, he, she, etc 16 of 26 Reflexive Pronoun __'self' eg myself, herself, himself, yourself 17 of 26 Possesive Pronoun Shows ownership eg mine, your, her, our 18 of 26 Demonstrative Pronoun Similar to deixis, they guide the reader towards something eg this, these, that 19 of 26 Indefinite Pronoun Refers to a person, object or idea that is non-specific eg someone, everything, anyone 20 of 26 Noun Phrase Phrases made up of nouns eg 'washing line', 'pink folder' 21 of 26 Comparitive Adjective Using '-er' or more to compare two instances eg 'Mine is BETTER than yours' 22 of 26 Superlative Adjectives Showing the best example by using '-est' or 'most' eg 'Your entry is the best' 23 of 26 Empty Adjectives Words wil a weaker meaning eg lovley, nice 24 of 26 Co-ordinating Conjunction Link words or larger structures that are equal, eg and, but, or, yet 25 of 26 Sub-ordinating Conjunction Link words or larger structures that aren't equal eg because, although, while, for 26 of 26
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