Linguistic terms Flashcards
Simple sentence
Main clause.
Compound sentence
Main clause + Coordinate clause OR Two coordinate clauses.
Complex sentence
Main clause + subordinate clause.
Compound - Complex sentence.
two main clauses joined to one or more subordinate clauses.
Main clause
contains a subject and a verb and can form a complete sentence on its own.
Subordinate clause
contains a subject and a verb, but needs a main clause because it cannot make sense on its own.
Coordinate clause
main clause connected to another one often with a conjunction such as ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’.
Abstract noun
cannot be perceived using one of the five senses.
Proper noun
- name of a particular person, place, organization.
- begin with a capital letter.
Concrete noun
can be identified through one of the five senses.
Auxiliary Verb
adds functional or grammatical meaning to the clause in which it occurs, so as to express tense, aspect, modality, voice, emphasis.
Modal verb
indicate likelihood, ability, permission or obligation.
Copula verb
join an adjective or noun complement to a subject. Common examples are: be (is, am, are, was, were), appear, seem, look, sound, smell, taste.
Predicative adjective
second position - after the noun.
do not occur immediately after the noun. they follow a verb.
Attributive adjective
first position - before the noun.
