A word that names a person, place, thing or idea

What is a 'hypernym'?

A word that is more general and empasses a broad category (e.g. animal)

A group of words that has both a subject and a verb

What is a 'determiner'?

A word that introduces a noun (e.g. 'a')

What is the 'connotative meaning' of a word?

The emotional and cultural associations linked to a word

Words with the same or similar meanings

Words that have opposite meanings

What is a 'preposition'?

A word that connects a noun to another word to show direction/time/place

What is an 'idiolect'?

A regional variety of a language spoken by a group

A more specific term within a category (e.g. "sparrow" for "bird")

What are 'semantic fields'?

Groups of words related by meaning

A word that replaces a noun (e.g. 'he')

What is a 'conjunction'?

A word that joins clauses or sentences

A word that describes an action or state

A word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb

A variety of language used by a specific social group

A regional variety of language, including vocabulary and grammar

What is 'figurative language'?

Language that uses figures of speech to convey meanings beyond the literal

What does 'neology' refer to?

The creation of new words/expressions

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What is a 'noun'?
A word that connects clauses
A word that modifies a verb
A word that names a person, place, thing or idea
A word that describes an action
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What is a 'hypernym'?
A specific word within a category (e.g. dog)
A word that is more general and empasses a broad category (e.g. animal)
A word that can function as both a noun and a verb
A highly technical term used in a particular field
3
What is a 'clause'?
A sentence without a verb
A group of words that has both a subject and a verb
A type of word that modifies a noun
A specific word used in technical writing
4
What is a 'determiner'?
A word that joins clauses or sentences
A word that describes how something happens
A word that introduces a noun (e.g. 'a')
A word that shows ownership
5
What is the 'connotative meaning' of a word?
The meaning that can be found in a thesaurus
The factual definition
The origin of a word in another language
The emotional and cultural associations linked to a word
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What are synonyms
Words that have the opposite meanings
Words that modify verbs or adjectives
Words that describe actions or events
Words with the same or similar meanings
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What are 'antonyms'?
Words that are associated with specific occupations
Words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings
Words that have opposite meanings
Words that refer to abstract concepts
8
What is a 'preposition'?
A word that replaces a noun in a sentence
A word that joins two independent clauses
A word that connects a noun to another word to show direction/time/place
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What is an 'idiolect'?
The language or speech pattern unique to an individual
A regional variety of a language spoken by a group
The language unique to an individual
A form of informal speech shared by a specific social group
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What is a 'hyponym'?
A word that also functions as a noun
A word with multiple meanings
A word used in informal speech
A more specific term within a category (e.g. "sparrow" for "bird")
11
What are 'semantic fields'?
Groups of words related by meaning
Words that can replace another in a sentence
Fields of study related to linguistics
Words that sound the same but have different meanings
12
What is a 'pronoun'?
A descriptive word used to modify a noun
A word that replaces a noun (e.g. 'he')
A form of punctuation
A word that connects clauses or phrases
13
What is a 'conjunction'?
A word that joins clauses or sentences
A word that describes a place or time
A word that modifies an adjective
A word that describes an action
14
What is a 'verb'?
A word that describes an action or state
A word that introduces a noun phrase
A word that connects ideas in a sentence
A word that modifies a noun
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What is an 'adverb'?
A word that replaces a noun
A word that links two clauses together
A word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb
A word that specifies an action
16
What is a sociolect?
A form of language used in poetry
A dialect spoken in a geographical area
A formal register of speech
A variety of language used by a specific social group
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What is a 'dialect'?
A technical register used in scientific fields
A regional variety of language, including vocabulary and grammar
A form of language used in literacy texts
A type of figurative language
18
What is an adjective?
A word that joins clauses
A word that shows action
A word that describes a noun
A word that replaces a noun
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What is 'figurative language'?
Language used in academic writing
Language that is meant to be taken literally
Language that uses figures of speech to convey meanings beyond the literal
Language that follows strict grammatical rules
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What is the 'denotative meaning' of a word
The dictionary definition
The emotional response a word evokes
The implied meaning
The technical meaning specific to a field
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What does 'neology' refer to?
The study of sentence structure
The study of word origins
The historical changes in a word's meaning
The creation of new words/expressions

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