Grammar Flashcards
morphology
study of how words are formed
suffix
known as a prefix
affix
a prefix and suffix make an affix
inflectional function
the affix is used to show a grammatical function
derivational function
affix helps to form a new word by attaching a root word
syntax
the study of phrases, clauses and sentences
noun phrase
a group of words containing at-least one noun
verb phrase
a group of words expressing an action
adjective phrase
all the words together act as one adjective
adverb phrase
words that add information of the verb
prepositional phrase
words containing a main preposition + noun/ pronoun
independant clause
simple sentence that can stand on its own
dependent clause
not a complete idea, cant stand on its own
subject clause
acts as the key element of the clause
verb clause
the action
object clause
the who or what affected by the verb
adverbial clause
tells the time, place or manner of the verb
complement clause
an attribute of the subject, any information that comes after subject + verb
minor sentence
a short, non-standard, incomplete sentence
simple sentence
expresses a complete thought
compound sentence
contains two independent clauses joined by fanboys conjunction
complex sentence
independent and dependent clauses
compound- complex sentence
contains 2 independent clauses + one dependent clause
FANBOYS Conjunction
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
declarative sentence
a statement, a fact
interrogative sentence
a question
exclamative sentence
a dramatic statement
imperative sentence
a command, an order
