STASS Tips

Question 1

-ED

Answer 1

Look out for irregular verbs e.g. she ran
Typically only applies to verbs

Question 2

-EN

Answer 2

Past participle
Look out for irregular verbs and the ‘have’ auxiliary
E.g. ‘have run’ - irregular verb
Typically only applies to verbs

Question 3

3S

Answer 3

Is it third person and singular? E.g. she, it, him
Is the tense on the first verb present?
Exception - ‘was’ - record both -ED and 3S

Question 4

What are the different forms of the auxiliary ‘be’?

Answer 4

Am, are, is, were, was

Question 5

VV

Answer 5

Verb, verb e.g. keep thinking

Question 6

V-part

Answer 6

Verb particle: add-ons in verb phrases with idiomatic meanings e.g. wake up

Question 7

NEG-V

Answer 7

Negation Verb
Cancels out, negative e.g. never goes

Question 8

-EST

Answer 8

Superlative - meaning most in an adjective e.g. best, fastest

Question 9

Subject

Answer 9

Noun phrase preceding the verb

Question 10

Object

Answer 10

Being done to - undergoes the action expressed in the verb
Acted upon
Gave (ditransitive verb) - needs two objects

Question 11

Complement

Answer 11

Copula - complement
Performative verbs e.g. name, call, announce
Phrase/word that is necessary to complete the meaning.
Refers back to the subject

Question 12

Adverbial

Answer 12

Describes the manner in which something is done
Answers where, when, how?

Question 13

PL

Answer 13

Plural nouns

Question 14

-ING

Answer 14

Progressive
Should also be used on adjectives ending in -ing e.g. annoying

Question 15

‘AUX

Answer 15

Contracted auxiliary verb e.g. they’ve run - they have run

Still record as aux on phrase and APP levels

Remember to record PRON ‘they’ on APP level

Question 16

N’T

Answer 16

Contraction of negation e.g. hasn’t - has not

Cancels out

Look out for neg v/3S