Oral & Written Language Development Flashcards
8 parts of speech
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, interjection
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noun
names a person, place or thing
verb
shows action or state of being
adjective
describes a noun or a pronoun
answers the questions: Which? What kind? How many? and can be used as comparatives or superlatives by adding endings to a word or by using the adjective together with more or most
pronoun
used instead of a noun
nominative, objective, reflexive, possessive or relative
preposition
links nouns, pronouns, and phrases within a sentence
introduce a noun, pronoun, phrase, or clause and always have a noun or pronoun as their object
conjunction
links words, phrases, and clauses
coordinating, subordinating, or correlative
interjection
added to a sentence to convey emotion
adverb
generally ask the questions How? When? Where? to what degree or How much?
phrase
group of words that does not have either a subject or a verb and does not make sense by itself
independent clause
has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a complete sentence
dependent clause
has a subject and a predicate but depends on an independent clause to be complete
verbal
a noun or adjective formed from a verb
3 types: participle, gerund, infinitive
participle
verbal that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed
The barking dog was hungry.
gerund
verbal that ends in -ing and functions as a noun
Knitting is a wonderful hobby.
infinitive
verbal consisting of the word “to” plus the base form of a verb that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb
She always wanted to learn to fly.
phonology
the study of speech sounds
morphology
the study of word structure, particularly of the relationships between words
syntax
word order in the english language
semantics
the study of meaning in language. Human language can be very imprecise.
