Lexical Components of English Language

What does the phrase 'pass away' signify?

Which of the following best illustrates the collocation 'heavy drinker'?

What does the idiom 'paint the town red' mean?

Which of the following is the primary purpose of using sentence frames in the classroom?

What is the meaning of the collocation 'major problem'?

Which of these sentences best uses the verb phrase 'clamp down on'?

What does the idiom 'He's been pushing up the daisies' imply?

What effect do sentence frames contribute to student interactions in the classroom?

What is the purpose of using prefixes in words?

Which of the following terms best describes a group of words that function together to convey a specific meaning?

Identify the suffix in the word 'friendship'.

Which of the following is an example of a phrasal verb?

What component of communication does the term 'collocations' refer to?

What do idioms usually indicate in communication?

How do parts of words function in language?

Which of the following best exemplifies the use of a lexical component?

Lexical Components

The text mentions that lexical or verbal communication refers to the word or chain of words used to create a meaning.
The text describes the following lexical components: Words, Parts of Words, Phrasal Verbs, Collocations, Idioms, and Sentence Frames.

Words

Words are unique meaningful components of speech.
Words may be used alone or with others to form sentences.
Example words include: "woman", "animals", "plants", "flying", "collect".

Parts of Words

Parts of words denote a single letter, a prefix, or a suffix added to words.
Examples include: "s" in animals, "un" in untold, "er" in speaker, "ence" in difference, and "ly" in timely.

Prefixes

Prefixes are a syllable, or group of syllables, added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning.
Prefixes add complexity to the English language.
Some examples include: "re" in "return", "un" in "unconditional", "mis' in "misunderstanding", "re" in "rebuild".

Suffixes

Suffixes are letters or syllables that are added to the end of a word to change its meaning or to form a different word.
Examples include: "ship" in "friendship", "tion" in "relation", "able" in "adorable", "ness" in "brightness", and "ment" in "argument".

Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs are followed by a preposition or an adverb.
Example: “point out” ( to direct attention to something).
“The teacher pointed out the glitch in their programming”.

This quiz explores the fundamental lexical components in the English language, including words, parts of words, prefixes, and suffixes. Test your understanding of how these elements contribute to effective verbal communication and meaning creation.