The document matches categories of English words with their likely language origins. Category 1 scientific terms are likely from Latin or Greek. Category 2 words related to administration, law and conquest are likely from French or Latin. Category 3 antiquated idioms are likely from the Bible or Shakespeare. Category 4 common words are likely from Anglo-Saxon.

1. Match the following categories of English words with their likely language
origins
1. Scientific terms such as: cerebellum, c) Latin (or possibly Greek)
radius, lens
2. Words to do with administration, law b) French or French through Latin
and conquest, such as: parliament,
council, plea, verdict, armour, castle
3. Antiquated idioms such as ‘the straight d) The Bible or Shakespeare
and narrow’, ‘a still small voice’, ‘at one
fell swoop’
4. The hundred most common words in a) Anglo-Saxon
English such as: you, go, there
Name the part of speech or word class of ‘brief’ in each of the following:
He wrote a brief description of the event. Adjective
She briefed her staff about the forthcoming meeting. Verb
The solicitor picked up the brief. Noun
The children were interviewed briefly. Adverb

2. Parse (i.e. describe each word grammatically) the following sentence:
The oldest child carefully took Sam’s discarded toys and placed
them in his own toybox.
The Definite article
oldest Adjective
child Common noun
carefully Adverb
took Verb
Sam’s Proper noun
discarded Adjective
toys Collective noun
and Conjunction
placed Verb
them Pronoun
in Preposition
his Possessive pronoun
own Adjective/modifier
toybox Noun