Morphosyntax quiz Flashcards
subject
Taylor Swift plays the piano.
TAYLOR SWIFT
verb
Taylor Swift plays the piano.
PLAYS
direct object
Taylor Swift plays the piano.
THE PIANO
indirect object
Taylor Swift gave him a piano.
HIM
independent clause
Taylor Swift plays the piano because she likes it.
TAYLOR SWIFT PLAYS THE PIANO
dependent clause
Taylor Swift plays the piano because she likes it.
BECAUSE SHE LIKES IT
relative clause
The piano that she plays is pretty.
THAT SHE PLAYS
noun clause
What Taylor Swift plays on the piano is beautiful.
WHAT TAYLOR SWIFT PLAYS ON THE PIANO
subject pronoun
She plays the piano beautifully.
SHE
object pronoun
I watched her play the piano.
HER
relative pronoun
The musician who plays the piano is talented.
WHO
possessive pronoun
That piano is mine.
MINE
possessive noun
Taylor Swift’s piano is pretty.
TAYLOR SWIFT’S
proper noun
Taylor Swift plays the piano.
adjective
Taylor swift plays a pretty piano.
PRETTY
adverb
Taylor Swift plays the piano beautifully.
BEAUTIFULLY
prepositional phrase
Taylor Swift brings her piano to the venue.
TO THE VENUE
copula
Taylor Swift is a pianist.
IS
auxiliary + participle
Taylor Swift has released a new album.
HAS RELEASED
gerund
Playing the piano is one of Taylor Swift’s hobbies.
PLAYING
present participle
Taylor Swift is playing a new song.
IS PLAYING
past participle
Taylor Swift has written many songs.
HAS WRITTEN
infinitive
Taylor Swift loves to play the piano.
TO PLAY
third person singular morpheme
Taylor Swift writes songs.
WRITES
modal verb
Taylor Swift can play the piano.
CAN
subordinating conjunction
Taylor Swift became famous because she wrote relatable songs.
BECAUSE
coordinating conjunction
Taylor Swift plays the piano, and she sings beautifully.
AND
transitive verb
Taylor Swift played a piano.
PLAYED
intransitive verb
Taylor Swift plays beautifully.
PLAYS