english langauge- word types

• What is a concrete noun?


  Something you can physically see or touch, e.g., table.
• What is an abstract noun?


  Something you cannot physically see or touch, e.g., happiness.
• What is a collective noun?


  Groups of people, animals, or things, e.g., teddies.
• What is a count noun?


  Something you can count, e.g., bricks.
• What is a mass noun?


  Something you are unable to count, e.g., sand.
• What are qualifying adjectives?


  The most common adjectives that give a noun an attribute.
• What is an appositive noun?


  A noun that immediately follows and renames another noun to clarify or classify it.
• What is an attributive noun?


  A noun that modifies another noun.
• What is a compound noun?


  A noun that is made up of two or more different words.
• What is a concrete noun?


  Something you can physically see or touch, e.g., table.
• What is a possessive noun?


  A noun that shows ownership.
• What is a lexicon?


  The vocabulary of a particular person or group of people.
• What is a concrete noun?


  Something you can physically see or touch, e.g., table.
• What is an abstract noun?


  Something you cannot physically see or touch, e.g., happiness.
• What is a neologism?


  A new word.
• What is an abstract noun?


  Something you cannot physically see or touch, e.g., happiness.
• What is a collective noun?


  Groups of people, animals, or things, e.g., teddies.
• What is an idiom?


  A phrase that cannot be translated, e.g., “break a leg.”
• What is a count noun?


  Something you can count, e.g., bricks.
• What is a collective noun?


  Groups of people, animals, or things, e.g., teddies.
• What is ambiguity?


  Something that can have more than one meaning.
• What is a mass noun?


  Something you are unable to count, e.g., sand.
• What are qualifying adjectives?


  The most common adjectives that give a noun an attribute.
• What is an appositive noun?


  A noun that immediately follows and renames another noun to clarify or classify it.
• What is a count noun?


  Something you can count, e.g., bricks.
• What is an attributive noun?


  A noun that modifies another noun.
• What is a time adverb?


  An adverb that indicates when something is done, e.g., “Tomorrow.”
• What is a mass noun?


  Something you are unable to count, e.g., sand.
• What is a compound noun?


  A noun that is made up of two or more different words.
• What is a manner adverb?


  An adverb that indicates how something is done, e.g., “aggressively.”
• What are qualifying adjectives?


  The most common adjectives that give a noun an attribute.
• What is a possessive noun?


  A noun that shows ownership.
• What is a place adverb?


  An adverb that indicates where something is done, e.g., “here.”
• What is a lexicon?


  The vocabulary of a particular person or group of people.
• What is an appositive noun?


  A noun that immediately follows and renames another noun to clarify or classify it.
• What is a duration adverb?


  An adverb that indicates how long something lasts, e.g., “forever.”
• What is an attributive noun?


  A noun that modifies another noun.
• What is a compound noun?


  A noun that is made up of two or more different words.
• What is a frequency adverb?


  An adverb that indicates how often something is done, e.g., “sometimes.”
• What is a neologism?


  A new word.