week two

Question 1

when tense not on the verb

Answer 1

tense can B expressed lexically on other parts of speech in English = temporal adjunct

Question 2

adjuncts

Answer 2

an addition, non-required element to give additional informations.

( ex : last year ; yesterday ; before they arrived ; to-be … )

Question 3

verb base

Answer 3

core , central form of the verb that changed to create new forms

Question 4

markers

Answer 4

usually inflectional affixes used to add in grammatical information. Cans also be inflectional word ( like ‘will’ )

Question 5

English tense markers

Answer 5

past = -ed ; -en
future = will

Question 6

English aspect markers

Answer 6

progressive = -ing
perfect = have + -en/-ed

Question 7

What are the 4 situation types ?

Answer 7

State ; Activity ; Accomplishment ; Achievement

Question 8

State

Answer 8

state of being , of fact.
-> Unchanging
cognition or emotion ( think , love , taste … )

Question 9

Activity

Answer 9

a changing action , the endpoint is not built into the verb ( often verb with no direct object ! )

( work, write, draw , sing … )

Question 10

Accomplishment

Answer 10

a changing action with a clear endpoint ( usually a verb with a direct object ! )

( write a letter , draw a picture , eat an apple … )

Question 11

Achievement

Answer 11

a changing action that is rather instantaneous

( explode, blink, knock , drop, shoot … )