Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

LING 2005 > Quiz One--Verb Morphology > Flashcards

Quiz One--Verb Morphology Flashcards

1
Q

Define the three types of tense systems

A
  1. Past, Present, Future
  2. Past, Non-past
  3. Future, non-future
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

List the five types of verbal inflection

A
  1. Tense
  2. Aspect
  3. Mood
  4. Voice
  5. Agreement
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Define all potential types of past

A
  1. Remote past (before yesterday)
  2. removed past (yesterday)
  3. near past (earlier today)
  4. immediate past (just happened)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Define all potential types of future

A
  1. Remote future (after tomorrow)
  2. removed future (tomorrow)
  3. near future (later today)
  4. immediate future (very soon)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

List the 10 potential aspects

A
  1. perfect
  2. progressive
  3. prospective
  4. inceptive
  5. iterative
  6. continuative
  7. completive
  8. cessative
  9. resumptive
  10. habitual
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What type of aspect describes a completed event with present relevance? Give an English example

A

Perfect (N/A)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What type of aspect describes an ongoing event? Give an English example

A

Progressive (be V-ing)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What type of aspect describes a characteristic event? Give an English example

A

Habitual (usually)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What type of aspect describes imminent futurity? Give an English example

A

Prospective (about to, is going to)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What type of aspect describes the beginning of an event? Give an English example

A

Inceptive (start to)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What type of aspect descibes continuation? Give an English example

A

Continuative (continue to)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What type of aspect describes completion? Give an English example

A

Completive (finish)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What type of aspect describes a cease of events? Give an English example

A

Cessatation (cease/stop)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What type of aspect describes resuming an event? Give an English example

A

Resumptive (resume)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What type of aspect describes repetition? Give an English example

A

Iterative (over and over)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What type of verb and aspect agreement is the following: I have eaten

A

Perfect present

16
Q

What type of verb and aspect agreement is the following: I am eating

A

Progressive Present

17
Q

What type of verb and aspect agreement is the following: I have been eating

A

Perfect progressive present

18
Q

What type of verb and aspect agreement is the following: I had eaten

A

Perfect past

19
Q

What type of verb and aspect agreement is the following: I was eating

A

Progressive past

20
Q

What type of verb and aspect agreement is the following: I had been eating

A

Perfect progressive past

21
Q

What type of verb and aspect agreement is the following: I will have eaten

A

Perfect future

22
Q

What type of verb and aspect agreement is the following: I will be eating

A

Progressive future

23
Q

What type of verb and aspect agreement is the following: I will have been eating

A

Perfect progressive future

24
Define a mood characterized by a question mark
Interrogative
25
Define a mood characterized by an exclamation mark
Imperative
26
Define a mood charactized by a hypothetical statement (if you V)
Conditional
27
Define a mood characterized by a possibility statement (can V)
Potential
28
Define a mood characterized by a suggestive statement (let's V)
Horative
29
Define the three types of voice
Active Passive Middle
30
What type of voice acts upon someone/thing
Active
31
Give an example of active voice
John cut the bread
32
What type of voice is being acted upon by someone/thing
Passive
33
Give an example of passive voice
The bread was cut by John
34
What type of voice is intermediate
Middle
35
Give an example of intermediate voice
This bread cuts easily
36
Define agreement
A marker on a verb that indicates some property of another element in the sentence
37
What type of property effects agreement
Person (1, 2, 3) Number (sg, du, pl) Gender (m/f/n) Noun class

LING 2005 (1 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions