English language textual variations and representations key words (glossary)

Proper nouns

Place, person, event e.g Southampton, Christmas

Common nouns

Refers to a whole class of things e.g house, animal, table

Count nouns

Can be pluralised

Non count nouns

Cannot be pluralised e.g music, advice, rice

Abstract nouns

Refer to general ideas or qualities 

Concrete nouns

Have dimensions and can be plotted or measured e.g dog, computer, finger

Comparative adjective

ending in -er

Superlative adjective

ending in me -est (the most of something)

Attributive adjective

Before the noun that it is describing e.g “the silly dog”

Predicative adjective

after the noun that it is describing e.g “the dog was silly”