Parsing

Question 1

When parsing nouns, what 7 things must you include?

Answer 1

• Dictionary definition
• Nominative singular
• Genitive singular
• Case
• Number
• Gender
• Grammatical function in the sentence

Question 2

When parsing adjectives, what 6 things must you include?

Answer 2

• Dictionary definition
• Case
• Number
• Gender
• Nominative singular of each gender
• Grammatical function in the sentence

Question 3

When parsing pronouns, what 6 things must you include?

Answer 3

• Dictionary definition
• Case
• Number
• Gender
• Nominative singular of each gender
• Grammatical function in the sentence

Question 4

When parsing relative pronouns, what 8 things must you include?

Answer 4

• Dictionary definition
• Case
• Number
• Gender
• Nominative singular of each gender
• Grammatical function in the sentence
• Identify the complete relative clause
• Identify the antecedent

Question 5

When parsing a verb, what 8 things must you include?

Answer 5

• Principal parts
• Person
• Number
• Tense
• Mood
• Voice
• Function in the sentence (main verb, verb of the subordinate clause etc)
• Justify the reason for subjunctives or infinitives

Question 6

When parsing participles, what 6 things must you include?

Answer 6

• Principal parts of the verb from which it comes
• Tense
• Case
• Number
• Gender
• Function in the sentence (does it agree with a noun? why? ablative absolute?)