Learning Exercise 2

This segment presupposes that you have worked your way through Learning Exercise 1 and have a knowledge of each of the SAL Noun Supersets. Exercise 2 is designed to hone your SAL Noun coding skills.

The nouns in this Exercise are also grouped in tables according to SAL Supersets. In this exercise, however, not all the nouns in a given table belong to the Superset by which that table is labeled. If you closely followed the explanations in Learning Exercise 1, you will begin to understand which nouns belong elsewhere and why.

The method is the same as that of Learning Exercise 1. You will be shown a table containing nouns. The SAL codes for these nouns are not shown. To discover how these nouns are coded, click on the noun and you will be taken to a description and explanation of the SAL code which applies.

Exercise A - Nouns Related to Time

To do this exercise, in the white box enter the mnemonic code for each of the nouns. Those mnemonic codes can be found by clicking on the noun. You will be taken to the section in the tutorial describing the noun in question and its correct SAL mnemonic code.

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leap year
filing period
day
lunchbreak
fiscal year
billing period
payday
coffee break
year
springtime
current date
Christmas
history
peacetime
(the) day before yesterday
Christmastime

Exercise B - Nouns Related to Information

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anthology
portent
URL
bond
notebook
syndrome
HTML
money
buffer
diagnosis
line of code
insurance policy
computer memory
lecture
recipe
formula
laptop
web page
stock
web site

Exercise C - Nouns Related to Concrete Objects

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carton
girder
rib
breeze
shelf
timber
artery
ceiling
thermos
desk
muscle
curtain
handle
quark
heart
smudge

Exercise D - Nouns Related to Agentive Objects

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airplane
browser
thermostat
scanner
Concorde
compiler
sedative
Xerox
Ford
air conditioner
Tylenol
shortwave radio
warhead
microphone
Linux
pacemaker

Exercise E - Nouns Related to Mass Nouns

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silk
money
fire
decaffinated coffee
copper wire
silver
protoplasm
fuzz
clay
bond
plasma
gasoline
birdseed
revenue
duck
smoke
fertilizer
annual income
cereal
computer memory

Exercise F - Nouns Related to Humans/Places

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Japanese
Wall Street
throng
Rome
Toyota
Kremlin
litter
state
Shakespeare
White House
university
coast
Prince Charles
NASA
gas station
tributary
Dubliner
consultant
England
alcove

Exercise G - Nouns Related to Measure

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increment
dollar
person year
hundreds
calorie
megahertz
filing period
Fahrenheit
millennium
diopter
pint
nanosecond
millennium bug
income
charge-back
centimeter

Answer Keys

Answer Key to Exercise A - Nouns Related to Time

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Word	Mnemonic	Superset	Set	Subset	Comment
year	MEdur	8	61	166	unit of duration
leap year	TIundif	10	30	30	undifferentiated time
fiscal year	TIundif	10	30	30	undifferentiated time
history	INknow	12	78	78	a field of knowledge (information)
filing period	MEabs	8	46	46	can be followed by “of” + number
billing period	MEabs	8	46	46	can be followed by “of” + number
springtime	TIsea	10	10	173	season of the year
peacetime	TIundif	10	30	30	undifferentiated time
day	MEdur	8	61	166	unit of duration
payday	ABtime	6	41	732	time event
current date	INsymb	12	75	75	symbolic data
(the) day before yesterday	TIday	10	10	171	day of the week
lunchbreak	TIper	10	10	174	period of the day
coffee break	ABstrvb	6	41	749	strong verbal
Christmas	ABtime	6	41	732	time event
Christmastime	TIsea	10	10	173	season of the year

Answer Key to Exercise B - Nouns Related to Information

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Word	Mnemonic	Superset	Set	Subset	Comment
anthology	INdata	12	76	76	recorded data
notebook	INstor	12	77	77	place for storing data
buffer	INstor	12	77	77	place for storing data
computer memory	MAfunc	11	49	49	place for data storage that functions as a Mass Noun
laptop	COmach	3	35	750	hardware (concrete/agentive)
portent	INevid	12	96	96	evidence/symptoms
syndrome	INevid	12	96	96	evidence/symptoms
diagnosis	ABstrvb	6	41	749	strongly verbal
lecture	INevent	12	76	223	scripted event
web page	INdata	12	76	76	recorded data
URL	INsymb	12	75	75	symbolic data
HTML	INsymb	12	75	75	symbolic data
line of code	INinst	12	12	74	instructional information
recipe	INinst	12	12	74	instructional information
stock	MAfina	11	97	97	mass noun (financial)
bond	INinst	12	74	74	instructional/legal
money	MAfina	11	97	97	mass noun (financial)
insurance policy	INinst	12	74	74	instructional/legal
formula	INsymb	12	75	75	symbolic data
web site	INdata	12	76	76	recorded data

Answer Key to Exercise C - Nouns Related to Concrete Objects

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Word	Mnemonic	Superset	Set	Subset	Comment
carton	COrecp	3	34	659	receptacle (into/out of)
shelf	COsurf	3	34	722	bearing surface (on)
thermos	COrecp	3	34	659	receptacle (into/out of)
handle	COtool	3	34	720	tool/instrument
girder	COstruc	3	34	612	structural element
timber	MAraw	11	38	38	although a structural element, timber functions as a mass noun
desk	COsurf	3	34	722	bearing surface (on)
quark	COatom	3	19	19	atomistic thing
rib	COstruc	3	34	612	body parts are coded acc. to their function: e.g., structural element
artery	COcond	3	34	745	body parts are coded acc. to their function: e.g., conduit
muscle	COtool	3	35	720	body parts are coded acc. to their function: e.g., device
heart	COmach	3	34	750	body parts are coded acc. to their function: e.g., system/machine
breeze	COamor	3	33	33	amorphous thing
ceiling	CObarr	3	34	525	threshold/barrier/boundary (concrete)
curtain	COcloth	3	34	785	object made of cloth
smudge	COmark	3	44	44	marks/blemishes

Answer Key to Exercise D - Nouns Related to Agentive Objects

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Word	Mnemonic	Superset	Set	Subset	Comment
airplane	COvehic	3	35	611	vehicle
Concorde	COvehic	3	35	611	vehicle
Ford	ANorg	5	94	193	proper name of an organization takes priority over the product
warhead	COchem	3	35	702	chemical agent that can cause change
browser	COsoft	3	35	300	computer programs/routines
compiler	COsoft	3	35	300	computer programs/routines
air conditioner	COmach	3	35	750	machines/systems
microphone	COcomm	3	35	708	communication agent
thermostat	COmeter	3	35	716	measuring device
sedative	COchem	3	35	702	chemical substance that can cause change
Tylenol	MAchem	11	83	83	mass noun code takes priority
Linux	COsoft	3	35	300	computer programs/routines, (generic and specific software are included in this subset)
scanner	COmach	3	35	750	machines/systems
Xerox	ANorg	5	94	193	proper name of an organization takes priority over the product
shortwave radio	COcomm	3	35	300	communication agent
pacemaker	COmach	3	35	750	machines/systems

Answer Key to Exercise E - Nouns Related to Information

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Word	Mnemonic	Superset	Set	Subset	Comment
silk	MAraw	11	38	38	raw material
copper wire	MAfunc	11	49	49	functional mass
clay	MAmine	11	84	84	natural substance
birdseed	MAvege	11	60	60	vegetative mass
fertilizer	MAchem	11	83	83	chemical substance that induces change
money	MAfina	11	97	97	financial mass
silver	MAraw	11	38	38	raw material/metal
bond	INinstr	12	74	74	instructional/legal
revenue	MAfina	11	97	97	financial mass
anuual income	MEabs	8	46	46	can be followed by “of” + number
fire	MAener	11	23	23	form of energy
protoplasm	MAanim	11	82	82	animate mass
plasma	Maliqu	11	45	45	liquid
duck	ANfowlfd	5	51	855	remote mass code (855) indicates mass + animate
cereal	MAedib	11	43	43	edible mass
decaffinated coffee	MAliqu	11	45	45	liquid
fuzz	MAundif	11	20	20	undifferentiated mass
gasoline	MAliqu	11	45	45	liquids
smoke	MAgas	11	50	50	gases
computer memory	MAfunc	11	49	49	data storage (mass noun)

Answer Key to Exercise F - Nouns Related to Humans/Places

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Word	Mnemonic	Superset	Set	Subset	Comment
Japanese	ANlang	5	91	206	people/language
Shakespeare	ANname	5	91	207	proper name
Prince Charles	ANtitle	5	91	807	proper title
Dubliner	ANplace	5	91	205	people/place (not a language)
Wall Street	PLagfunc	9	26	228	agentive functional location
Kremlin	ANorg	5	94	193	human organization (proper name)
White House	PLagfunc	9	26	228	agentive functional location
NASA	ANorg	5	94	193	human organization (proper name)
consultant	ANdes	5	91	91	human profession/designation
throng	ANcoll	5	94	94	human collective
university	PLagfunc	9	26	228	agentive functional location
gas station	PLfunc	9	26	26	functional location (non-agentive)
England	PLcoun	9	94	230	country/state/province (agentive and proper)
Rome	PLcity	9	94	226	city (agentive and proper)
state	PLagcom	9	94	236	agentive common-noun geog. entity
coast	PLnagcom	9	29	29	non-agentive common-noun geog. location

Answer Key to Exercise G - Nouns Related to Measure

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Word	Mnemonic	Superset	Set	Subset	Comment
increment	MEdis	8	95	95	discrete measurable concept
calorie	MEtemp	8	61	164	unit of temperature
millennium	MEdur	8	61	166	unit of duration
millennium bug	ABcont	6	41	765	contrary events
dollar	MEval	8	61	168	unit of money/value
megahertz	MEvel	8	61	162	unit of velocity
diopter	MEspec	8	61	167	specialized unit of measure
income	MAincome	11	97	97	financial mass
person year	MEdur	8	61	166	unit of duration
filing period	MEabs	8	46	46	abstract concept measured by unit
pint	MEvol	8	61	163	unit of volume
charge-back	ABstrvb	6	41	749	strong verbal
hundreds	ASnum	2	92	101	numeric groupings (aspective)
Fahrenheit	MEsys	8	61	234	system of measurement
nanosecond	MEdur	8	61	166	unit of duration
centimeter	MElin	8	61	170	unit of linear/area measure