1A Vocabulary
surname
– last name = family name
first name
– forename = Christian name = given name (US)
middle name
– is a portion of a personal name that is written between a person’s given name and surname
full name
– the name that identifies a person and distinguishes them from others
initials
– the first letter of a name
nickname
– a substitute for the proper name of a person
pen-name
– pseudonym, alias
maiden name
– a woman’s family name before marriage
namesake
– person or thing having the same name as another
nameless
– without a name
name day
– feast day of a saint whose name one bears
nameplate
– small sign showing the name of the owner or the person who lives or works at a place
bad name
– bad reputation
good name
– good reputation
big/important name
– famous person
name to conjure with
– name that is respected and influential
by the name of
– named
by name
– using the person’s name
in name only
– not in reality
in God’s/Heaven’s name
– in the name of = for the sake of
under the name of
– using a different name than the real one
you name it
– everything you can think of
name-dropping
– practice of mentioning names of famous people, to impress others
name-calling
– action of insulting somebody
to call somebody names
– insult somebody
to call somebody all the names under the sun
– insult somebody with a lot of unpleasant words
to clear somebody’s name
– prove that you didn’t do something bad
to have something to one’s name
– own something
to make a name for
– become well known
to name somebody after
– to give a name to somebody
to name names
– give the names of people being criticized, accused, praised, etc.
to take somebody’s name in vain
– talk about somebody without showing respect
no name
– without any brand name, not so popular despite its good quality
1A Grammar
Pronouns
There are eight categories of pronouns, but of these, three categories (personal, reflexive and possessive) are sometimes called the central pronouns because they express contrasts of number, person and gender. Arguably, with the central pronouns it is easier to identify the noun or noun phrase which the pronoun replaces.
Personal pronouns:
identify the ‘person’ of a text; the speaker or the addressee.
There are eight categories of pronouns, but of these, three categories (personal, reflexive and possessive) are sometimes called the central pronouns because they express contrasts of number, person and gender. Arguably, with the central pronouns it is easier to identify the noun or noun phrase which the pronoun replaces.
Personal pronouns:
identify the ‘person’ of a text; the speaker or the addressee.
I — you — he — she — it — we — they — me — him — her — it — us — them
They knew it was too late.
Possessive pronouns:
indicate ownership. They can stand on their own or in front of a noun. When they precede a noun they are determiners.
indicate ownership. They can stand on their own or in front of a noun. When they precede a noun they are determiners.
mine — yours — his — hers — its — ours — yours — theirs
my -your — his — her — its — our — your — their
(determiners)
That car is mine.
That’s my car.
Reflexive pronouns:
expresses a link to another noun or pronoun in a clause.
expresses a link to another noun or pronoun in a clause.
myself — yourself — himself — ourselves — yourselves — themselves
I chose the car myself.
Relative pronouns:
these connect a subordinate clause to a noun phrase.
these connect a subordinate clause to a noun phrase.
who — whom — whose — which — what
I know the girl who won the race.
Interrogative pronouns:
these ask questions which refer to other nouns.
these ask questions which refer to other nouns.
who? — whom? — whose? — which? — what?
Who ate my chocolate?
Demonstrative pronouns:
these express a contrast between ‘near’ and ‘distant’.
these express a contrast between ‘near’ and ‘distant’.
this — that — these — those
This man is taller than that man.
Reciprocal pronouns:
these express a reciprocal relationship between two pronouns.
these express a reciprocal relationship between two pronouns.
each — other — one — another
Romeo and Juliet loved one another.
Indefinite pronouns:
a slightly amorphous category of pronoun! They express a notion of quantity.
a slightly amorphous category of pronoun! They express a notion of quantity.
everyone — someone — nobody — anybody — all — much — many — some — each — more — less
Nobody knew where the money had gone.
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