Language Structure, Linguistics, and Literacy

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

The name of any thing

Question 2

Adjectives

Answer 2

Tell the kind of noun

Question 3

Articles

Answer 3

a, an, and the

Question 4

Pronouns

Answer 4

His, hers, my, your

Question 5

Verbs

Answer 5

tell of something being done

Question 6

Adverbs

Answer 6

tell us where and when, as slowly, quickly

Question 7

Preposition

Answer 7

stands before a noun

Question 8

Conjunctions

Answer 8

unites sentences

Question 9

Interjection

Answer 9

shows surprise!

Question 10

Syntax

Answer 10

is the structure of language: how phrases, sentences, and paragraphs are put together.

Question 11

Sentence

Answer 11

consists of one or more clauses that express a complete thought

Question 12

Clause

Answer 12

part of a sentence and must include at least a subject and a predicate

Question 13

Independent clause

Answer 13

main clause, can stand on its own

Question 14

Subordinate clause

Answer 14

also known as a relative clause or dependent clause, cannot stand on its own

Question 15

Phrase

Answer 15

is a group of words that form a concept, but cannot stand alone as a sentence

Question 16

Subject

Answer 16

is a word or group of words defining who or what performs an action or is in a particular state of being

Question 17

Predicate

Answer 17

a verb or verb phrase expressing an action performed or a state of being

Question 18

Declarative sentence

Answer 18

most common type of sentence. States something, generally a fact, an opinion, or an arrangement, of some kind. It ends with a period.

Question 19

Imperative sentence

Answer 19

is a command or request that ends with a period or an exclamation mark. The subject is implied and it’s always you.