Word classes 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageContext & IdentityASEdexcel Created by: 4923Created on: 08-12-16 14:33 What are the eight major word classes? Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, prepositions, verbs, adverbs, conjunctions and determiners 1 of 36 Noun Used to name people, places, objects, feelings, ideas etc. 2 of 36 What are the types of nouns? Common nouns: concrete, abstract and collective, and proper nouns. 3 of 36 Proper nouns Refers to the name of a specific person or place. 4 of 36 Concrete nouns Refers to things that have a material existence. 5 of 36 Abstract nouns Refer to things that do not exist physically. 6 of 36 Collective nouns Refers to groupos of people, animals or objects. 7 of 36 What are nouns that cannot be counted called? Noncount nouns 8 of 36 What re nouns that can be counted? Count nouns 9 of 36 Adjective Used to describe a noun. 10 of 36 What do adjectives provide (specifically)? Physical qualities, psychological qualities and elavuative judgements 11 of 36 What are the types of modifiers? Descriptive, evaluative, size/distance, age, colour, comparative/superlative and noun/verb 12 of 36 What is a comparative adjective? Adjectives that compare things to be better. 13 of 36 What is a superlative adjective? Adjectives that compare things to be the best. 14 of 36 Pronoun Take the place of a noun 15 of 36 What are the seven main types of pronoun? Personal, possessive, reflexive, demonstrative, indefinite, relative and interrogative 16 of 36 Personal pronoun Replace the subject or the object of a sentence. 17 of 36 Possessive pronoun Show possession 18 of 36 Reflexive pronoun Indicate that the object of a verb is the same as its subject. 19 of 36 Demonstrative pronoun Have a sense of pointing at someone or something. 20 of 36 Indefinite pronoun Do not refer to specific persons or things. 21 of 36 Relative pronouns Act as linking words in a sentence. 22 of 36 Interrogative pronouns Used when asking a question. 23 of 36 Preposition Indicate how one thing is related to another. 24 of 36 What can a preposition refer to? Position, direction and time 25 of 36 Verb Refers to a physical or mental action. 26 of 36 Infinitive verb The form that verbs are derived. 27 of 36 Auxiliary verb Known as a helping verb. 28 of 36 What are the primary auxiliary verbs? be, have and do 29 of 36 What are the modal auxiliary verbs? Can, will, shall, may, must, could, would, should and might 30 of 36 Adverb Gives more information about the verb 31 of 36 What do adverbs do? Show manner, place and time 32 of 36 What is the differnece between adverbs and adverbial phrases? Adverbial phrases do not contain a verb. 33 of 36 Conjunction Joining words known as connectives 34 of 36 Coordinating conjunction Used when parts of the sentence are of equal value 35 of 36 Subordinating conjunction Connect a subordinate clause with a main clause 36 of 36
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