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.
leap year |
day |
lunchbreak |
|
fiscal year |
payday |
coffee break |
|
year |
current date |
Christmas |
|
history |
(the) day before
yesterday |
Christmastime |
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.
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 |
anthology |
URL |
bond |
|
notebook |
HTML |
money |
|
buffer |
line of code |
insurance policy |
|
computer memory |
recipe |
formula |
|
laptop |
stock |
web site |
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.
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 |
carton |
rib |
breeze |
|
shelf |
artery |
ceiling |
|
thermos |
muscle |
curtain |
|
handle |
heart |
smudge |
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.
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 |
airplane |
thermostat |
scanner |
|
Concorde |
sedative |
Xerox |
|
Ford |
Tylenol |
shortwave radio |
|
warhead |
Linux |
pacemaker |
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.
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 |
silk |
fire |
decaffinated coffee |
|
copper wire |
protoplasm |
fuzz |
|
clay |
plasma |
gasoline |
|
birdseed |
duck |
smoke |
|
fertilizer |
cereal |
computer memory |
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.
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) |
Japanese |
throng |
Rome |
|
Toyota |
litter |
state |
|
Shakespeare |
university |
coast |
|
Prince Charles |
gas station |
tributary |
|
Dubliner |
England |
alcove |
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.
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 |
increment |
person year |
hundreds |
|
calorie |
filing
period |
Fahrenheit |
|
millennium |
pint |
nanosecond |
|
millennium bug |
charge-back |
centimeter |
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 to go to Learning Exercise 3.
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 |