Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentences
English Language: Edexcel IGCSE - Specification B, topic 1.1.1
Key Terms for English Language - Nouns
You need to know the following key terms for your English Language exam:
Noun
- A person, place, thing, feeling or idea.
- E.g. London, mum, cat, table, happiness.
Abstract noun
- An idea or concept - something that you cannot actually see, touch, hear, smell or taste. The opposite of a concrete noun.
- E.g. Love, hatred, anger, happiness, truth, freedom, dedication, peace, knowledge.
Collective noun
- A group of nouns.
- E.g. Team, army, family, group, audience, herd.
Common noun
- All nouns are either common nouns or proper nouns. Common nouns are places, things, feelings or ideas.
- E.g. Home, school, book, computer, trees, television.
Concrete noun
- A thing (noun) that can be touched, tasted, heard, seen, or smelled. The opposite of an abstract noun.
- E.g. Dog, building, tree, fire, water.
Pronoun
- A word used to replace a noun. We use pronouns so we don't need to repeat the same nouns over and over again.
- E.g. I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me.
Proper noun
- All nouns are either common nouns or proper nouns. Proper nouns are the names of specific people or places.
- E.g. Kate, Harry, Liverpool, England, BBC.
Key Terms for English Language - Verbs
You need to know the following key terms for your English Language exam:
Verb
- An action - a doing word.
- E.g. Sing, walk, dance, laugh, watch, be, do.
Dynamic verb
- A verb which is physically moving or changing.
- E.g. Eat, walk, learn, grow, sleep, talk, run, read, become, go.
Stative verb
- A verb which does not physically move - you cannot see, feel, hear, taste or smell them happening, but they are still happening.
- E.g. Love, hate, prefer, doubt, seem, know, own, understand.
Imperative verbs
- Verbs which give orders – bossy verbs.
- E.g. Stop, bring, give, tell me.
Test yourself on Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentences
Which of these are pronouns?
Which of these is a proper noun?
Which of these are abstract nouns?
What do we call ordering verbs?
Which of the following is a verb?