What are the THREE ways we can define a verb?

notionally, formally, and functionally

Which of the following is NOT true of FORM CLASS WORDS:

Their members generally do NOT change form

Form class words are "open lists" which means...

new words are being created and added every day.

To define a word FORMALLY means to define it...

by the form it takes (how it looks)

A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to...

more information about the subject

What is the DIFFERENCE between transitive and intransitive verbs?

Transitive verbs have a direct object

Defining a word NOTIONALLY means to define it....

by an overall concept or idea (like in elementary school)

Structure class words are "closed lists" meaning...

we have enough words and the lists will not get any longer

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1
Which word(s) is the pronoun: I like pie
pie
I, pie
like
I
2
Which of the following is NOT true of STRUCTURE CLASS WORDS
They are mostly open lists
They are mostly closed lists
Their definitions CANNOT usually be found in a dictionary
Their members generally do NOT change form
3
What are the THREE ways we can define a verb?
nationally, functionally, and namely
notionally, nominally, and functionally
notionally, formally, and frustratingly
notionally, formally, and functionally
4
Pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, determiners, and modal auxiliaries are examples of...
form class words
structure class words
ALL are necessary for a complete sentence
blue... they are all blue...
5
"Jane sees Damien’s error," is an example of what type of sentence?
correlative
lucrative
declarative
imperative
6
ADVERBS modify...
Everything EXCEPT nouns
adverbs
verbs
nouns
7
Which of the following is NOT true of FORM CLASS WORDS:
Their members CAN usually undergo changes in form
They are open lists
we can usually look them up in a dictionary
Their members generally do NOT change form
8
which word(s) is the verb: I like pie
pie
I, pie
I
like
9
ADJECTIVES modify...
nouns
adverbs
verbs
Everything EXCEPT nouns
10
Form class words are "open lists" which means...
puppies like them
new words are being created and added every day.
anyone can look at them
we have enough of them and the list will NOT get any longer
11
What characteristic do BOTH transitive and intransitive verbs SHARE?
they both like tea
they both adverbs
they are both action verbs
they are the same tense
12
To define a word FORMALLY means to define it...
by staring at it reeaally hard
by the form it takes (how it looks)
by an overall concept or ides (like in elementary school)
by what it does in a sentence
13
Identify the adjective
run
quickly
scary
monster
14
Identify the pronoun
Joyce
he
puppies
go
15
A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to...
more information about the subject
more information about the verb
a direct object
a power outlet
16
Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs are...
ALL necessary for a complete sentence
blue...they are all blue.....
form class words
structure class words
17
"to eat" is an example of a verb in which tense?
present participle
Infinitive (base form)
past participle
simple present
18
Pronouns can...
replace a NOUN in a sentence
be used as an adjective
change tense
replace a VERB in a sentence
19
Articles (the, a/an) ALWAYS come before which part of speech?
verbs
nouns
adverbs
adjectives
20
Identify the adverb
drank
coffee
aggressively
I
21
Identify the noun
eat
cat
quickly
hairy
22
To define a word FUNCTIONALLY mean to define it...
by staring at it reeaally hard
by the form it takes (how it looks)
by an overall concept or idea (like in elementary school)
by what it does in a sentence
23
What is the DIFFERENCE between transitive and intransitive verbs?
Intransitive verbs are NOT action verbs
Transitive verbs are NOT action verbs
Transitive verbs have a direct object
Intransitive verbs have a direct object
24
"ate" is an example of a verb in which tense?
present participle
simple past
past participle
infinitive (base form)
25
Which word(s) is the noun: I like pie.
I, pie
pie
I
like
26
For verbs, the FORM is determined by...
money
tense
length
fancy
27
"Bring me tea after the slaughter," is an example of what type of sentence?
imperative
operative
vegetative
declarative
28
Identify the verb
very
pink
biting
salamander
29
Defining a word NOTIONALLY means to define it....
by the form it takes (how it looks)
by an overall concept or idea (like in elementary school)
by staring at it reeeaallly hard
by what it it does in the sentence
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Structure class words are "closed lists" meaning...
puppies like them
we have enough words and the lists will not get any longer
no one can look at them
new words are being added everyday

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