Lexis and Semantics Quiz

Whcih of the following are closed class words? (Select all that apply)

• Adjectives

• Nouns

• Interjections

• Conjunctions

Abstract nouns are words which refer to...

• People

• States of being

• Events

• Occasions

’Danger’ is an example of which type of word?

• Adverb

• Abstract noun

• Concrete noun

• Coordinating conjunction

Identify the past participle of 'see'

• See

• Saw

• Seen

Which of the following is the present continuous of 'walk'?

• I walked

• I am walking

• We are walkers

• They walked

Pronouns are...

• words which come before a name.

• words which can be used to replace a name in a sentence.

• names of people, places or things.

Prepositions are words which express...

• Time

• Place

• Position

• Possession

Modal auxiliary verbs

• will

• were

• may

• can

What is the past participle of 'to write'?

• I wrote

• I write

• I have written

• I was writing

This town has prospered ever since the steel mill opened.

• past perfect
• present perfect
• future perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D