Learning Exercise 3

This segment presupposes that you have worked your way through Learning Exercises 1 and 2 and have a good knowledge of the SAL Noun coding scheme.

In each Exercise that follows, you will be presented with a cross-section of nouns from all the Noun Supersets, sets, and subsets. This will give you a chance to test your facility in identifying nouns from the entire SAL noun spectrum.

As in the previous two exercises, the mnemonic codes can be found by clicking on the noun. You will then be taken to the section in the tutorial describing the noun in question and its correct SAL menemonic code. However, we recommend that you enter the mnemonic code for each noun in the white box first, then click to match your answer with the correct one.

Exercise A

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.

Click here for Answer Key to Exercise A.

esophagus
pencil
phone
program loop
foam rubber
microwave oven
phone number
pulmonary artery
hospital
nuclear power
phylum
recruiting team
hospital staff
obligation
subroutine
monetary value

Exercise B

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pewter mug
La Boheme
video conferencing
magnamimity
priority
uncle
Bastille Day
remorse
adhesive tape
roadway
Tsunami wave
Xerox 905
3M Corporation
cross section
port of call
bond holder

Exercise C

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cavity
fog
power surge
seawater
series
surge
overpass
theft
set
low tide
museum
real estate
species
stream
postmaster
general ledger

Answer Keys

Answer Key to Exercise A

Back to Exercise A.

Word	Mnemonic	Superset	Set	Subset	Comment
esophagus	COcond	3	34	745	conduit (parts of the body are coded according to their function)
foam rubber	MAfunc	11	49	49	functional mass
hospital	PLagfunc	9	26	228	agentive functional location
hospital staff	ANcoll	5	94	94	human collective
pencil	COtool	3	34	720	devices/tools
microwave oven	COmach	3	35	750	machine/system
nuclear power	MAener	11	23	23	energy source (mass noun)
obligation	ABcause	6	41	602	cause/potential/disposition obligation + to + infinitive
phone	COcomm	3	35	708	communication agent
phone number	INsymb	12	75	75	symbolic data
phylum	ABclass	6	40	731	classification
subroutine	COsoft	3	35	300	programs/routines
program loop	ABcont	6	41	765	an event contrary to the expected
pulmonary artery	COcond	3	34	745	conduit (parts of the body are coded according to their function)
recruiting team	ANcoll	5	94	94	human collective
monetary value	MEabs	8	46	46	abstract measurable concept

Answer Key to Exercise B

Back to Exercise B.

Word	Mnemonic	Superset	Set	Subset	Comment
pewter mug	COrecp	3	34	659	receptacle (from = out of)
priority	ABcause	6	41	602	cause/potential/disposition
adhesive tape	MAfunc	11	49	49	functional mass
3M Corporation	ANorg	5	94	193	proper organization name
La Boheme	INevent	12	76	223	opera
uncle	ANdes	5	91	91	human designation/profession
roadway	PLpath	9	55	55	path-type place
cross section	ASpart	2	24	24	aspective member/portion/part
video conferencing	ABstrvb	6	41	749	strong verbal
Bastille Day	ABtime	6	41	732	time event
tsunami wave	COamor	3	33	33	amorphous
port of call	PLfunc	9	26	26	functional location (non-agentive)
magnanimity	ABqual	6	41	655	quality of action/agent
remorse	ABstrvb	6	46	749	strong verbal: governs “for”
Xerox 905	COmach	3	35	750	machine/system
bond holder	ANdes	5	91	91	human designation/profession

Answer Key to Exercise C

Back to Exercise C.

Word	Mnemonic	Superset	Set	Subset	Comment
cavity	ASrecp	2	36	36	aspective receptacle
series	ASconf	2	28	28	configuration/order (aspective)
set	ASaggr	2	92	92	aggregate (aspective)
species	ABclass	6	40	731	classification (non-verbal abstract)
fog	MAgas	11	50	50	gas (mass noun)
surge	ABstrvb	6	41	749	strong verbal
low tide	COamor	3	33	33	amorphous
stream	PLpath	9	55	55	path-type place
power surge	ABcont	6	41	765	contrary event
bridge	COramp	3	34	xx	ramp/span
museum	PLagfunc	9	26	228	agentive functional location
postmaster	ANdes	5	91	91	designation/profession
seawater	MAliqu	11	45	45	liquid (mass noun)
theft	ABcont	6	41	765	contrary event
real estate	MAfina	11	97	97	financial-type mass noun
general ledger	INstor	12	77	77	storage media for data