Unit 1

Question 1

Linguistic form

Answer 1

Denotes how something looks - it’s shape or appearance, and what its structure (pattern) is (phrases and clauses)

Question 2

Functions

Answer 2

What phrases perform in larger structures which contain them(their use in actual communication) (Subject, object, predicate, etc.)

Question 3

Formal categories of simple sentence

Answer 3

Declarative (S, V, O…), Interrogative (?), Imperative (lack of grammatical subject, the verb in its base form), Exclamative (!)

Question 4

Typical functions of four basic clause types

Answer 4

Declarative - statement, Interrogative - question, Imperative - command, Exclamative - exclamation

Question 5

Speech (illocutionary) act

Answer 5

The meaning intended by the speaker in the context, by which people communicate with each other:making statements, asking questions, giving directives, making an offer, etc.

Question 6

Performative verbs

Answer 6

Verbs that show speech(illocutionary) act of sentence: promise, warned, advised….