Sentence structure Flashcards
Constituents definition
(DA: “led”)
A unit in a structure which has some kind of function in relation to the other units in the same structure.
List the sentence constituents
S - V - DO - IO - OC - SC - A
List the phrase constituents
Premodifier - Head - Postmodifier
List the word constituents
Prefix - Root - Suffix
Sentence definition
The largest unit in grammar – also called an independent clause.
Noun phrase (NP)
Structures where the most important word (the head – kerneled) is a noun or a pronoun.
Adjective phrase (AdjP)
Structures where the most important word (the head) is an adjective.
The two steps of sentence analysis
- Identify the sentence functions (external relationship)
2. Identify the material (internal structure)
V =
Verb (udsagnsled / verballed)
S =
Subject (subject / grundled)
DO =
Direct Object (Direkte object, genstandsled)
IO =
Indirect Object (Indirekte objekt, hensynsled)
SC =
Subject Complement (Subjektsprædikat, omslagsled til grundled)
Function: Describes or identifies the subject.
Triggered by a linking verb
S = SC
OC =
Object Complement (Objektsprædikat, omslagsled til genstandsled) Function: Describes or identifies the direct object.
A =
Adverbial (Adverbialled, biled)
Modifies or more closely defines the sentence or the verb. Can usually be omitted.
