Sentence Structure

Question 1

What are the four types of sentences

Answer 1

1. Statement
2. Question
3. Command
4. Exclamation

Question 2

What is the mood of a statement

Answer 2

Indicative/declarative mood

Question 3

What is the mood of a question

Answer 3

Interrogative mood

Question 4

What is the mood of a command/instructions

Answer 4

Imperative mood

Question 5

What is the mood of wishful thinking/ sentences

Answer 5

Subjunctive mood

Question 6

What is the subject

Answer 6

Anything that carries out the action of the verb

It will always be a noun or noun-equivalent

Question 7

What is the predicate

Answer 7

The part of the sentence that modifies(expands on) the subject.

Includes the verb/ verbal phrase as well as adjectival or adverbial words/ phrases

Question 8

What is the object

Answer 8

The receiver of the action

Question 9

What is the verb

Answer 9

The action.

Question 10

What are the two types of phrases and clauses

Answer 10

adjectival( when they describe the noun) or adverbial (when they describe the verb, adjective or other adverbs)

Question 11

What is a phrase

Answer 11

A group of words that lacks either a finite verb or a subject or both

Question 12

What is a clause

Answer 12

Contains a finite verb

Question 13

What is a main clause

Answer 13

• Can stand on its own
• Has a subject and a finite verb
• Has a tense
• Expresses one complete idea

Question 14

What is a subordinate clause

Answer 14

• Cannot stand on its own
• Does not express one complete idea
• Needs the main clause to make sense

Question 15

What does a sentence need to be grammatically correct

Answer 15

A subject and finite verb

Question 16

Why would a sentence fragment be used in written English. What is the function of it

Answer 16

#To create a dramatic 
#to generate pace and excitement
#to indicate confusion or bewilderment

Question 17

Explain the subject-verb concord

Answer 17

The subject must agree with the verb In two aspects: number and person

We must match a singular subject with the singular form of the verb, and a plural subject with the plural form of the verb

Question 18

What is a direct object

Answer 18

They name the things to whom (or to which) the verbs happened directly

Question 19

What is an indirect object

Answer 19

A person or thing affected by the whole action

Question 20

What is a transitive verb

Answer 20

The object follows the verb

Question 21

What is an intransitive verb

Answer 21

The object does not follow the verb

Question 22

What is a phrase

Answer 22

A group of words that does not contain a finite verb

has a noun or no verb
has a verb or no noun

Question 23

What is a clause

Answer 23

A group of words that does contain a finite verb

Question 24

what is a homophone

Answer 24

words that sound the same but don’t have the same spelling or meaning

Question 25

what is a homonym

Answer 25

words that have the same name (sound the same and spelled the same) but they have different meanings.

Question 26

what is a homograph

Answer 26

words that are written the same (same spelling and are pronounced differently and have a different meaning)

Question 27

• • read through different homophones (essential reference) pg 46-48
• • read through different homonyms pg 49-50

Question 28

what are the two types of verbs we can get

Answer 28

1. Transitive verbs (has a direct object)

2. Intransitive verbs (has no object)

Question 29

what are the two types of clauses

Answer 29

main/ independent clause

subordinate/ dependent clause

Question 30

describe a simple sentence

Answer 30

Contains just one main clause and no conjunctions

Question 31

describe a compound sentence

Answer 31

Contains two or more main clauses, but no subordinate clauses.
co-ordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)

Question 32

describe a complex sentence

Answer 32

Contains one main clause and one/more subordinate clauses.

Contains a subordinating conjunctions (ON A WHITE BUS)

Question 33

describe a compound/ complex sentence

Answer 33

Two/more main clauses and at least one subordinate clause.

Question 34

Explain how to identify a statement sentence

Answer 34

• states something with no heightened emotion

- has a full stop

Question 35

Explain how to identify a question sentence

Answer 35

• asks something

- has a question mark

Question 36

Explain how to identify a exclamation sentence

Answer 36

• exclaims about something

- has an exclamation mark

Question 37

Explain how to identify a command sentence

Answer 37

• tells you to do something

- has a full stop or exclamation mark

Question 38

describe active voice

Answer 38

the subject does the action

word order = S + V + O

Question 39

Describe passive voice

Answer 39

the subject is acted on (done to)

word order = O + V + S

Question 40

Describe a loose sentence

Answer 40

main clause + subordinating clause

Question 41

Describe a balanced sentence

Answer 41

Main clause + main clause

Question 42

Describe a periodic sentence

Answer 42

subordinatining clause + main clause

Question 43

what are the three types of phrases

Answer 43

1. Adverbial phrase
2. Prepositional phrase
3. Verb phrase

Question 44

what is an adverbial phrase

Answer 44

a group of words that act together as an adverb, giving more information about a verb, adjective, or other adverb in a sentence.

Question 45

what are the 4 types of adverbial phrases

Answer 45

1. Time
2. Place
3. Manner
4. Reason

Question 46

what is a prepositional phrase

Answer 46

a group of words that act together as a preposition, giving more information about either the adjective or the adverb

Question 47

what do verb phrases include

Answer 47

an auxiliary, or helping verb of main verb

Question 48

give examples of helping verbs

Answer 48

be, such, as, am, is, are, were, was, being and been, forms of have, forms of do, forms of can, will, would, and shall, and forms of should