P1SA: Systemic Functional Grammar

Question 1

The sickly old man coughed. “Coughed” is a/an

a. intransitive verb
b. transitive verb
c ditransitive verb

Answer 1

a. intransitive verb

*an intransitive verb would not require an Object

Question 2

The young lady hugged her boyfriend. “hugged: is a/an

a. intransitive verb
b. transitive verb
c ditransitive verb

Answer 2

b. transitive verb

*a transitive verb would require an Object

Question 3

I passed you money. “Passed” is a/an

a. intransitive verb
b. transitive verb
c ditransitive verb

Answer 3

c. ditransitive verb

*a ditransitive verb would require more than one Object

Question 4

What do we call the participant doing the material process itself – consciously or otherwise?

Answer 4

Actor

Question 5

What do we call the recipient affected by the doing of the material process?

Answer 5

Goal

Question 6

What do we call the recipient unaffected by the doing of the material process?

Answer 6

Range

Question 7

What do we call the recipient benefitting from the doing of the material process?

Answer 7

Beneficiary

Question 8

What do we call the participant who made the Actor do the material process?

Answer 8

Agent

Question 9

a verb whose meaning is shifted onto the noun that it affects is a _____________________.

e.g. I took a shower

I had a drink

He gave a loud laugh.

She made a noise

Answer 9

delexical verb

Question 10

Knowing, Thinking, Understanding are mental processes of ___________.

Answer 10

cognition

Question 11

Hating, Liking, Enjoying are mental processes of ___________.

Answer 11

emotion

Question 12

Hearing, Seeing, Tasting are mental processes of ____________.

Answer 12

perception

Question 13

The participants of a mental process are called ____________ and ___________.

Answer 13

experiencer, experience

Question 14

The participant experiencing the mental process – who does so consciously is called ___________.

Answer 14

the Experiencer

Question 15

The feeling, perception or thought of the mental process itself is called __________.

Answer 15

the Experience

Question 16

Identify the features of the following sentence:

I thought that she went home.

Answer 16

I: the Experiencer
thought: mental process of cognition
that: complementiser
she went home: projected clause/the Experience

Question 17

What is the key to identifying a verbal process?

Answer 17

Question if meaning can be communicated through something

Question 18

Is “showed” in “The x-ray showed that he had terminal brain cancer.” a verbal process?

Answer 18

Yes. Whilst showed is not literally verbal, it nonetheless will be considered a verbal process as they do communicate some information.

Question 20

The participant doing the verbal process itself – consciously or otherwise – is called __________.

Answer 20

the Sayer

Question 21

The participant to whom the verbal process is being directed is called _________.

Answer 21

the Receiver

Question 22

The participant with whom the verbal process is concerned is called __________.

Answer 22

the Target