S7 Syntax I Flashcards
1
Q
syntax
A
studies the way words and phrases are combined into sentences
2
Q
content words
A
nouns, adjectives, main verbs, adverbs (-ly, now, then, so, too)
3
Q
function words
A
determiners (the, a, this, that, many, every, his, our), pronouns (I, me, myself, this, that, these), prepositions ( of, by, for), auxiliaries (can, will, my, shall, could, would), conjunctions (and, but, nor, or, so, yet,after, because)
4
Q
phrases
- noun phrase
- verb phrase
- adjective phrase
- adverb phrase
- preposition phrase
A
head of the phrase:
- NP: noun
- VP: verb
- AdjP: adjective
- AdvP: adverb
- PP: preposition
