CTET PAPER I 2018 · PYQ · Linguistics / Word Classes · medium
Content words are called—
Answer
The correct answer is C: lexical words. Content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) carry semantic meaning and are also known as 'lexical words'. Function words/functors/grammatical words/empty words (articles, conjunctions, prepositions) primarily serve grammatical roles.
A.functors
B.grammatical words
C.lexical words✓ Correct
D.empty words
Explanation
Content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) carry semantic meaning and are also known as 'lexical words'. Function words/functors/grammatical words/empty words (articles, conjunctions, prepositions) primarily serve grammatical roles.
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