The Closed Classes Flashcards
1
Q
signal/modify nouns
A
determiners
2
Q
signal/modify verbs
A
auxiliaries
3
Q
signal/modify adjectives and adverbs
A
qualifiers
4
Q
a conjunction placed between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences of equal rank
A
coordinating conjunctions
5
Q
two-part conjunctions
A
correlative conjunctions
6
Q
connect coordination structures/ independent clauses, create compound sentences
A
conjunctive adverbs
7
Q
connect/ create subordinate clauses, create complex sentences
A
subordinating conjunctions
8
Q
who, whose, whom, how, why, what
A
interrogatives
9
Q
there, that, it, or, as, if/whether (or not)
A
expletives
10
Q
precede nouns and noun phrases and form a unit (prepositional phrase)
A
prepositions
11
Q
follow verbs to form phrasal verbs
A
particles
