Terminology - Grammar And Syntax Flashcards
Units
Words
Tenses
All formed by conjugating the verbs in a sentence (conjugation is the change that takes place in a verb to express tense,moo, personal or so on)
There are two verb tenses past and present
Simple present tense
I wash the car
Present progressive
I am washing the car
Present perfect
I have washed the car
Present perfect progressive
I have been washing the car
Simple past
I washed the car
Past progressive
I was washing the car
Past perfect
I had washed the car
Past perfect progressive
I had been washing the car
Active voice
Expresses action of the verb, directly linking it to the person or thing carrying out the action
Passive voice
Changes focus of sentence by reodering elements within it
Declaratives
Statements that give information
Imperatives
Give orders, instructions, advise or direction
Interrogatives
Ask questions
Exclamatives
Expressive function convey force and end in an exclamation mark
minor sentences
Complete and meaningful statements that don’t have a subject and verb combination e.g. be quiet
Simple sentence
Must have a subject and a verb
Compound
Two entirely meaningful sentences that are joined by a conjunction
Complex
A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses
Compound complex
A sentence with 2 or more independent clauses in, and at least 1 subordinate clause
Main clause
Also known as a simple sentence
Coordinate clause
These occur in a sentence where there are two or more independent clauses - they’re joined by coordinating conjunction such as an but or so
Subordinate clause
Depends on a main clause for its meaning - together with a man clause it forms part of a complex sentence