Language Model

Question 1

2 types of morphemes

Answer 1

Free and Bound

Question 2

2 types of Bound morphemes

Answer 2

Derivational - changes meaning drastically (un-, -able, mis-)

Inflectional - changes meaning slightly (-ing, -ed)

Question 3

what is a count noun

Answer 3

nouns that can be counted

ex: dog, cat, book

Question 4

what is a mass noun

Answer 4

nouns that require a container

ex: milk, water, gas

Question 5

what are the 5 pronoun types

Answer 5

1. demonstrative….a specific referent, this
2. relative……………refers to who, which, that
3. interrogative……asks ? who, what which
4. personal…………#, case, personal
5. indefinite………..general referent, someone

Question 6

Form words include

Answer 6

1. nouns
2. pronouns
3. verbs
4. adjectives
5. adverbs

Question 7

a pronoun is classified by

Answer 7

number, case and person

Question 8

finite and non-finite are

Answer 8

verbs

Question 9

copula, auxillary and lexical are considered

Answer 9

finite verbs

Question 10

what is a copula

Answer 10

linking verb

only verb in the clause;
can be followed by a noun, adjective, or where (is, are, was, were, etc)

Question 11

a helping verb followed by another verb is

Answer 11

an auxiliary

Ex: have, be, do, modals

Question 12

a traditional verb that adds content to the sentence

Answer 12

lexical verb

Question 13

a verb that does not function as a verb;

but acts like a noun or adjective

Answer 13

non-finite verb. (PIG)

Particle, infinitive, gerund

Question 14

3 types of non-finite verbs

Answer 14

participle, acts like a verb; disgusting

infinitive, “to + verb”. To run, to eat

gerund, looks like a verb (-ing) and acts like a noun; barking, swimming

Question 15

what type of adjective is an article

A, an, the

Answer 15

determiner

Question 16

an adjective that indicates which one;

Ex. this, that, those

Answer 16

demonstrative

Question 17

an adjective determiner that shows possession and is followed by a noun

Answer 17

genitive articles;

Ex. (my, theirs, her, his)

Question 18

an ordinal adjective tells

Answer 18

the order (first, second; one, two, three)

Question 19

any, each, much, and some are what type of adjectives?

Answer 19

quantifiers and qualifiers

Question 20

what 4 things describe adverbs

Answer 20

1. adds information to the verb
2. end in -ly most of the time
3. tells time, place, manner, degree, condition
4. describes the adjectives

Question 21

what are the 3 types of structure words

Answer 21

prepositions, interjections, conjunctions

Question 22

words that show a spatial or temporal change

Answer 22

prepositions

Question 23

interjections are words

Answer 23

that have no function but are instered for emphasis (oh, wow, like)

Question 24

words that do not inflect or change their form

Answer 24

structure words

Question 25

only joins clauses

Answer 25

subordinating conjunctions

Question 26

joins 2 units so the units are of equal importance

Answer 26

coordinating conjunctions

Question 27

3 types of phrases

Answer 27

1. verb phrases
2. noun phrases
3. additional phrases

Question 28

what type of phrase has a subject and a verb

Answer 28

clauses

Question 29

change the order of sentence or embed (join) sentences

Answer 29

transformations

Question 30

the sound system of the language

Answer 30

phonology

Question 31

a person’s own personal dictionary

Answer 31

lexicon

Question 32

pragmatics

Answer 32

the social use of language

Question 33

syntax

Answer 33

the way in which elements of the language are sequenced together

Question 34

both the meaning of words and how words relate to each other in meaning

Answer 34

semantics

Question 35

3 types of clauses

Answer 35

transitive, intransitive, equative

Question 36

what type of clause has a lexical verb but not direct object stated

Answer 36

intransitive

Ex. She swam.

Question 37

What type of clause is “The soup is hot.”

Answer 37

equative clauses

Question 38

A transitive clause has a

Answer 38

direct object; _____verb_____

Ex. You read the book.

Question 39

Descriptive adjectives include

Answer 39

Comparative
Superlative
Derived

Question 40

Verbs that end in -ing and function as noun

Ex: teaching is a fun job.

Answer 40

Gerund

Question 41

I want to teach.

Is a participle, infinitive, or gerund?

Answer 41

Infinitive

Question 42

The barking dog went home.

Is an example of a participle, infinitive, or gerund

Answer 42

Participle