A01 for Mapely's paper

Question 1

What is meant by a word class?

Answer 1

The roles each word plays in a sentence

Question 2

What is meant by syntax?

Answer 2

Rules that control where each word can appear in a sentence

Question 3

What is meant by morphology?

Answer 3

Describes the construction of individual words

Question 4

What is an adverb of Manner?

Answer 4

States how something is done- “He talks incessantly”

Question 5

What is an adverb of place?

Answer 5

Where something is happening- “The book is here”

Question 6

What is an adverb of time?

Answer 6

When something is happening- “The exam is tomorrow”

Question 7

What is an adverb of duration?

Answer 7

How long something is happening for- “The fields are temporarily out of bounds”

Question 8

What is an adverb of frequency?

Answer 8

How often something takes place- “Dave visits sometimes”

Question 9

What is an adverb of degree?

Answer 9

The extent to which something is done- “I agree completely”

Question 10

What are spatial prepositions?

Answer 10

Where something is e.g. “underneath”

Question 11

What are time prepositions?

Answer 11

When something is/was e.g. “before”

Question 12

What are directional prepositions?

Answer 12

Where something is moving e.g. “towards”

Question 13

What is a minor sentence?

Answer 13

Has meaning, but NOT a subject and verb
combination e.g. Be quiet.

Question 14

What is a simple sentence?

Answer 14

Have a subject and a verb e.g. The baby cries

Question 15

What is a compound sentence?

Answer 15

Two independent clauses linked by a coordinating conjunction e.g. I went to Manchester and I went to Liverpool

Question 16

What is a complex sentence?

Answer 16

Consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause e.g. the workers left the building when they heard

Question 17

What is a compound-complex sentence?

Answer 17

Comprised of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses e.g. I invited Bruno to the concert, but he can only go if one of us gives him a ride.

Question 18

What is meant by active voice?

Answer 18

When the sentence follows the SVO structure and order e.g. Students attacked the teacher

Question 19

What is meant by passive voice?

Answer 19

The object comes first in the sentence, can often be identified by whether you can put ‘by someone’ at the end e.g. The teacher was attacked.

Question 20

What is meant by a main clause?

Answer 20

Can stand alone and still
make sense e.g. Lucy cried

Question 21

What is a coordinate clause?

Answer 21

Two or more independent
clauses joined by a
coordinating conjunction e.g. Lucy cried and she called for her mum.

Question 22

What is a subordinate clause?

Answer 22

Cannot stand alone. They have to be linked with a main clause by a subordinating conjunction e.g. Will you come and see me when you are here tomorrow?

Question 23

What is a combining clause?

Answer 23

Combine coordinate and subordinate clauses in the same sentence e.g. He went to London and she went to Manchester because of a big row

Question 24

What are noun phrases?

Answer 24

Noun phrases are phrases where the head word is a noun. The simplest noun phrase is a single noun.

Question 25

What is an example of a noun phrase?

Answer 25

“The new mayor of Derby”

Question 26

What is a verb phrase?

Answer 26

A simple verb phrase contains one main verb as the head word. Verb phrases can also contain auxiliary verbs as well as the main verb head word

Question 27

What is an example of a verb phrase?

Answer 27

We are here OR I like it

Question 28

What is meant by the context of production?

Answer 28

The situation or circumstances in which a text is produced with significant factors influencing the writing or speaking of a text. The elements that may influence how a work is created

Question 29

What is meant by the context of reception?

Answer 29

The situation or circumstances in which a text is received with significant factors influencing the reading or listening of a text. The historical, cultural, and social context that informs how the reader or audience views or interprets a given work.

Question 30

What does the mark scheme stress is important to write about in Question 1 and 2?

Answer 30

You must also discuss why certain language has been selected and how it influences