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Grammar - Part 1 Flashcards

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What is ‘Grammar’?

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Refers to the system of rules that govern a language

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What is ‘Syntax’?

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Refers to the system of rules that govern sentence structure (Word order)

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What are the four types of Sentence Functions?

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The four Sentence Functions Include:

  • Declarative
  • Imperative
  • Interrogative
  • Exclamatory
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What is a ‘Declarative Sentence’?

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A statement; used to covey info

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What is a ‘Imperative Sentence’?

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A command; used to give orders

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What is an ‘Interrogative Sentence’?

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A question; used to retrieve info

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What is an ‘Exclamatory Sentence’?

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An exclamation; used to convey emotion

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What are the three aspects of Sentence Structure?

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Aspects of Sentence Structure Include:

  • Subject
  • Verb
  • Object
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What is a ‘Subject’?

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Something that is being or doing something

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What is a ‘Verb’?

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Describes an action or state of something

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What is an ‘Object’?

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Something that is being acted upon

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What are the two Voices?

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The two Voices Include:

  • Active
  • Passive
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What is meant by ‘Active Voice’?

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The subject of the sentence is conveyed as the performer of the action

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What is meant by ‘Passive Voice’?

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The subject of the sentence is conveyed as the object that is being acted upon

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What are the five different types of ‘Clauses’?

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The five types of ‘Clauses’ Include:

  • Main
  • Subordinate
  • Relative
  • Noun
  • Adverbial
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What is a ‘Main Clause’?

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A set of words that can stand alone in a sentence

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What is a ‘Subordinate Clause’?

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A set of words that adds additional info and cannot stand alone because it’s not a complete sentence

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What is a ‘Relative Clause’?

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A set of words that adds additional info about the noun and cannot stand alone

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What is a ‘Noun Clause’?

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A set of words that behave like a noun in a sentence but cannot stand alone

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What is an ‘Adverbial Clause’?

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A set of words that behave like an adverb in a sentence but cannot stand alone

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What are the different Word Classes?

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The nine Word Classes Include:

  • Noun
  • Adjective
  • Preposition
  • Conjunction
  • Determiner
  • Pronoun
  • Adverb
  • Verb
  • Open and Closed Classes
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What is a ‘Noun’?

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A thing, place, person, event, etc

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What is an ‘Adjective’?

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A description of a modification of a noun

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What is a ‘Preposition’?

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Conveys location or relationship of noun/pronoun in relation to the rest of the clause

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What is a ‘Conjunction’?

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Connects sentences and clauses together

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What is a ‘Determiner’?

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Clarifies or explains or presents a noun

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What is a ‘Pronoun’?

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A substitute for a noun

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What is an ‘Adverb’?

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A description of a modification of a verb, adjective, etc

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What is a ‘Verb’?

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An action or state; a word that conveys “doing” something

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What are ‘Open and Closed Classes’?

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Open Class, like nouns and adjectives, is expanding all the time. Closed Class, like pronouns and prepositions, rarely accepts new words

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What are examples of ‘Modal Auxiliaries’?

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‘Modal Auxiliaries’ Include:

  • Can
  • Could
  • Will
  • Would
  • Should
  • Shall
  • May
  • Might
  • Must
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What is an ‘Epistemic Modality’?

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Expresses possibility, opinion, or certainty/uncertainty

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What is a ‘Deontic Modality’?

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Expresses commands and permission

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What are the three different ‘Tenses’?

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The three Tenses Include:

  • Past
  • Present
  • Future
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What is meant by ‘Past Tense’?

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Specifies that an action or event happened before the moment that communication took place

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What is meant by ‘Present Tense’?

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Specifies that an action or event is taking place at that current moment

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What is meant by ‘Future Tense’?

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Specifies that action or event will be taking place at some point after the current moment

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What are the three types of ‘Aspect’?

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The three different types of Aspect Include:

  • Simple
  • Progressive
  • Perfect
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What is a ‘Simple Aspect’?

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Used to convey habitual actions and facts

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What is a ‘Progressive Aspect’?

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Used to convey ongoing actions lasting a limited period of time

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What is a ‘Perfect Aspect’?

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Used to convey actions that have finished but may be added to

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