Frameworks - Grammar And Syntax

Question 1

Neology

Answer 1

The study of new words.

Question 2

Word Class

Answer 2

Noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

Question 3

Closed Class Words

Answer 3

Categories of which words do not move in or out of.

Question 4

Structural Words

Answer 4

Build up sentences, prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions and determiners. Closed Class.

Question 5

Concrete Nouns

Answer 5

Proper and Common nouns which you can see.

Question 6

Abstract Nouns

Answer 6

Ideas and processes which cannot be seen.

Question 7

Count Nouns

Answer 7

Nouns that can be counted and have a different plural form. Cannot be used after a determiner.

Question 8

Non-Count Noun

Answer 8

Nouns that do not change forms to become plural.

Question 9

Open Class Words

Answer 9

Groups of words which allow new additions to the class.

Question 10

Noun Phrase

Answer 10

A phrase centred around a noun that contains no verbs.

Question 11

Head Noun

Answer 11

The main noun (focus) of a phrase or sentence.

Question 12

Constituent Structures

Answer 12

The extra parts after the head noun.

Question 13

Determiners

Answer 13

Words which come before the noun and defines it. Can be indefinite (a) or definite (the).

Question 14

Modifiers

Answer 14

An adjective or verb that changes the meaning of the noun.

Question 15

Qualifiers/Post Modifiers

Answer 15

Everything that comes after the noun.

Question 16

Prepositional Phrase

Answer 16

One that starts with a preposition.

Question 17

Pre-Modifier

Answer 17

A word that comes before a noun and describes it.

Question 18

Stative Verb

Answer 18

A verb which cannot be seen.

Question 19

Dynamic Verbs

Answer 19

Verbs which can be seen.

Question 20

Transitive Verbs

Answer 20

Ones which must be followed by an object.

Question 21

Intrasitive Verb

Answer 21

One which doesn’t have to be followed by an object.

Question 22

Modal Verb

Answer 22

A verb that describes tone, probability or level of choice.

Question 23

Deontic Verb

Answer 23

A verb that describes little to no choice.

Question 24

Epistemic Verbs

Answer 24

A verbs that gives options and are suggestive of choice.

Question 25

Auxiliary Verb

Answer 25

A verb that helps other verbs (be, do and have).

Question 26

Aspect

Answer 26

The time scale of the verb.

Question 27

Perfect Action

Answer 27

One which is complete.

Question 28

Progressive Action

Answer 28

One which is ongoing and likely incomplete.

Question 29

Primary Auxiliary Verb

Answer 29

A verb that changes the tense (is, are, was).

Question 30

Subject

Answer 30

Performs the action of the verb.

Question 31

Object

Answer 31

Receives the action of the verb.

Question 32

Compliment

Answer 32

Verbs may take a compliment that adds additional information about the subject. Follows verb.

Question 33

Adverbial

Answer 33

Adds information about the subject of that verb. Generally at the end of a sentence. Are not always adverbs, can be prepositional.

Question 34

Interrogative

Answer 34

A question.

Question 35

Declarative.

Answer 35

A statement.

Question 36

Past Participle

Answer 36

A verb which has been performed in the past. Can be used as an adjective or used to form other verbs (have).

Question 37

Present Participle

Answer 37

An ongoing verb ending in ‘-ing’. Can also function as an adjective or noun.