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TEFL CERTIFICATION: UNIT 5 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
verbs
nouns
adj
adv
8 parts of speech
conjunctions
determiners
prepositions
pronouns
major lexical (or open)
Word classes have two groups:
minor or grammatical (closed)
verb
4 word classes for major/lexical word noun
class: adj
adv
Why are major lexical groups considered new words can be added to the group.
open?
conjunctions
determiner
4 minor word classes
preposition
pronoun
Why are minor/grammatical called such? they perform grammatical functions such as relating expressions to each other.
Why are minor/grammatical considered because no new words can be added
closed?
Verb word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience.
Noun that refers to a person, place, thing, occurrence, quality or substance
Adjective a word that describes a noun or pronoun
Adverb word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adj, or phrase
word such as and but while or although that connects words, phrases, and
Conjunction
clauses in a sentence.
In grammer, this is a word that is used before a noun to show which particular
Determiner
example of the noun we are referring to.
Preposition used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word.
used instead of a noun or noun phrase (a group of words built upon a single
Pronoun
noun.)
Tense the absolute location of an event or action in time, either the present or the past.
the name for the extra letter or letters added to nouns, verbs, and adj in their
Inflection
different grammatical forms
Present simple showing whether an action or condition occurs
Past simple showing whether an action or condition occured
Future simple showing whether an action or condition will occur
Present perfect showing whether an action or condition has occurd
Past perfect showing whether an action or condition had occurred
future perfect showing whether an action or condition will have occurred
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What is added to the stem of a word in 's' to the 3rd person singular
present simple tense? he/she/it likeS
In past simple tense how is the verb you ad 'ed' to the verb stem in all forms
conjugated?
Present continuous showing whether a continuous action or condition is occurring in the present
Past continuous showing whether a continuous action or condition was occurring in the past
Future continuous showing whether a continuous action or condition will be occurring in the future
showing whether a continuous action or condition has been occurring relative to
Present perfect continuous
the past
showing whether a continuous action or condition will have been occurring
Future perfect continuous
relative to the future
How is simple future tense conjugated? adding -ing to the verb stem
How is present perfect tense conjugated? adding have verb+ed
had and past participle of the main verb
Past perfect tense conjugation:
had failed
will have followed by the past participle
Future perfect tense conjugation:
will have finished
using the present tense of the verb be and the present participle of the main ver
Present continuous tense I am drinking
(present progressive) You are drinking
conjugation: He/she/it is drinking
We are drinking
formed by was or were followed by the present participle of the main verb
Past continuous tense (past
progressive tense) conjugation:
I was drinking
You were drinking
form 1: this tense is formed by will be followed by the present
participle I will be dining
Future continuous tense (future
progressive tense) conjugation:
form 2: This form is made up of: am/is/are + going to be + present participle I
am going to be jogging
Present perfect Continuous Tense formed by combining the present perfect of the verb be with the present
(Present Perfect Progressive) conjugation: participle of the main verb
formed by using had been followed by the present participle
Past perfect continuous tense (past
perfect progressive) conjugation:
I had been waiting
Formed by using will have been followed by the present participle
Future perfect continuous tense
conjugation:
I have been studying
is a set of rules about language based on how it is actually used. In a descriptive
Descriptive grammar
grammar there is no right or wrong language.
Prescriptive grammar which is a set of rules based on how people think language should be used.
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TEFL CERTIFICATION: UNIT 5 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
verbs
nouns
adj
adv
8 parts of speech
conjunctions
determiners
prepositions
pronouns
major lexical (or open)
Word classes have two groups:
minor or grammatical (closed)
verb
4 word classes for major/lexical word noun
class: adj
adv
Why are major lexical groups considered new words can be added to the group.
open?
conjunctions
determiner
4 minor word classes
preposition
pronoun
Why are minor/grammatical called such? they perform grammatical functions such as relating expressions to each other.
Why are minor/grammatical considered because no new words can be added
closed?
Verb word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience.
Noun that refers to a person, place, thing, occurrence, quality or substance
Adjective a word that describes a noun or pronoun
Adverb word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adj, or phrase
word such as and but while or although that connects words, phrases, and
Conjunction
clauses in a sentence.
In grammer, this is a word that is used before a noun to show which particular
Determiner
example of the noun we are referring to.
Preposition used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word.
used instead of a noun or noun phrase (a group of words built upon a single
Pronoun
noun.)
Tense the absolute location of an event or action in time, either the present or the past.
the name for the extra letter or letters added to nouns, verbs, and adj in their
Inflection
different grammatical forms
Present simple showing whether an action or condition occurs
Past simple showing whether an action or condition occured
Future simple showing whether an action or condition will occur
Present perfect showing whether an action or condition has occurd
Past perfect showing whether an action or condition had occurred
future perfect showing whether an action or condition will have occurred
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, 3/31/25, 11:01 TEFL Certification: Unit 5 |
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What is added to the stem of a word in 's' to the 3rd person singular
present simple tense? he/she/it likeS
In past simple tense how is the verb you ad 'ed' to the verb stem in all forms
conjugated?
Present continuous showing whether a continuous action or condition is occurring in the present
Past continuous showing whether a continuous action or condition was occurring in the past
Future continuous showing whether a continuous action or condition will be occurring in the future
showing whether a continuous action or condition has been occurring relative to
Present perfect continuous
the past
showing whether a continuous action or condition will have been occurring
Future perfect continuous
relative to the future
How is simple future tense conjugated? adding -ing to the verb stem
How is present perfect tense conjugated? adding have verb+ed
had and past participle of the main verb
Past perfect tense conjugation:
had failed
will have followed by the past participle
Future perfect tense conjugation:
will have finished
using the present tense of the verb be and the present participle of the main ver
Present continuous tense I am drinking
(present progressive) You are drinking
conjugation: He/she/it is drinking
We are drinking
formed by was or were followed by the present participle of the main verb
Past continuous tense (past
progressive tense) conjugation:
I was drinking
You were drinking
form 1: this tense is formed by will be followed by the present
participle I will be dining
Future continuous tense (future
progressive tense) conjugation:
form 2: This form is made up of: am/is/are + going to be + present participle I
am going to be jogging
Present perfect Continuous Tense formed by combining the present perfect of the verb be with the present
(Present Perfect Progressive) conjugation: participle of the main verb
formed by using had been followed by the present participle
Past perfect continuous tense (past
perfect progressive) conjugation:
I had been waiting
Formed by using will have been followed by the present participle
Future perfect continuous tense
conjugation:
I have been studying
is a set of rules about language based on how it is actually used. In a descriptive
Descriptive grammar
grammar there is no right or wrong language.
Prescriptive grammar which is a set of rules based on how people think language should be used.
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