Language Methods Grammar.

Question 1

What is the linguistic rank scale?

Answer 1

morpheme < word < phrase < clause < sentence < text.

Question 2

Define a morpheme.

Answer 2

A meaningful morphological unit of language that cannot be further divided (e.g. in, come, -ing).

Question 3

Define a noun phrase.

Answer 3

A group of words built around a noun.

Question 4

Define a verb phrase.

Answer 4

A group of words built around a head (main) verb.

Question 5

Define a head word,

Answer 5

The main noun in the phrase.

Question 6

Define a pre-modifier.

Answer 6

A word that goes before the head noun to add detail or clarify some aspect of it.

Question 7

Define a qualifier.

Answer 7

An additional word or phrase that adds some further detail to the noun.

Question 8

Define a post-modifier.

Answer 8

A word that comes after the head noun to add detail or clarify some aspect of it.

Question 9

Define a pre modifier.

Answer 9

A word that comes before the head noun to add some detail or clarify some aspect of it.

Question 10

Describe a primary auxiliary verb.

Answer 10

an auxiliary verb that joins with a main verb to show tense e.g. be, do or have.

Question 11

Define a modal auxiliary verb.

Answer 11

An auxiliary verb that joins with a main verb to show the degree of commitment towards an event or person that a speaker holds.

Question 12

Define modality.

Answer 12

About a speakers or a writers attitude towards the world. A speaker or writer can express certainty, possibility, willingness, obligation, necessity, and ability by using modal words and expressions. Speakers often have different opinions about the same thing.

Question 13

Define deontic modality.

Answer 13

Expressions that highlight a sense of obligation or necessity. E.g. you must, it is necessary.

Question 14

Define boulomaic modality.

Answer 14

Expressions that highlight desire.

E.g. I hope or Hopefully.

Question 15

Define epistemic modality.

Answer 15

Expressions that highlight degrees of belief, certainty or perception.
E.g. I think, I guess or might..

Question 16

Define a clause.

Answer 16

Groups of words centred around a verb phrase. Can either stand on their own (main clause) or give more detail about the subject of the main clause (relative of subordinate).

Question 17

Define a relative clause.

Answer 17

Begin with a relative pronoun or a relative adverb.

E.g. who, which, whose, whom, that or where.

Question 18

Outline the subordinate clause acronym.

Answer 18

I SAW A WABUB
Is an acronym to help you remember the first letters of some of the most important subordinating conjunctions.
If 
Since
As 
When 
Although
While
After
Before 
Until 
Because

Question 19

Define an adverbial clause

Answer 19

A subordinating clause that functions as an adverbial.

Question 20

Define a fronted adverbial.

Answer 20

Words or phrases at the beginning of the sentence to describe the action that follows and changes the rest of the text.

e.g. after a while or before long.

Question 21

Define a passive voice.

Answer 21

The action enforces the subject.

e.g. the letters are delivered.

Question 22

Define an active voice.

Answer 22

The subject enforces the action.

e.g. She delivers the letters.

Question 23

Define a compound sentance.

Answer 23

Two or more simple sentences joined by a coordinator and joined by punctuation.
e.g. she smiled, and she laughed.

Question 24

Define a simple sentence.

Answer 24

Subject + verb + (compliment).

Question 25

Define a complex sentence.

Answer 25

An independent idea and a dependant idea in one sentence.

E.g. She smiles when she is happy.

Question 26

Define a declarative sentence.

Answer 26

A statement.

Question 27

Define a interrogative sentence.

Answer 27

A question.

Question 28

Define an exclamatory sentence

Answer 28

An exclemation.

Question 29

Define an imperative sentence,

Answer 29

A command.