Grammar

Question 1

sentence

Answer 1

group of words that express a complete thought or idea

Question 2

subject

Answer 2

the part of the sentence that is being talked about

Question 3

predicate

Answer 3

the part of the sentence that comments or tells something about topic or subject of sentence. In Tagalog, there are sentences w/out a subject.

Question 4

markers

Answer 4

Words that tell you that the word that follows is the subject of the sentence. Markers used to indicate relationships among other parts of a sentence.

Question 5

ang pronouns

Answer 5

pronouns that substitute for nouns marked by ang markers. Other ang pronouns: ako, ka, tayo, kayo, sila. These are in ang form meaning they’re used as the subject in sentence.

Question 6

ang form

Answer 6

Nouns and pronouns marked by an ang marker

Question 7

Interrogative Pronouns

Answer 7

Pronouns used to ask questions. Ex: sino, ano

Question 8

Identificational Sentences

Answer 8

A sentence composed of two major elements: a subject & predicate w/out a verb. Subject (S) = Predicate (Prdct). In this type of sentence both S & Prdct are in ang form. Identificational senttis only structure in Tagalog where two ang forms are utilized. This form normally used to answer Sino Q’s.

Question 9

Predicational Sentence

Answer 9

Most common type of sentence in Tagalog. Word order = Prdct then S. Prdct does not have any markers while S marked by ang. Ex: Guro si Martha. Pulis ang lalaki.

Question 10

Proper Noun

Answer 10

A noun that refers to a particular name of a person, place, event, or thing. Ex: Philippines, Martin

Question 11

Common Noun

Answer 11

A noun that refers to a general name of a person, place, event, or thing. Ex: game, dog, man

Question 12

Eclitics

Answer 12

Short words that cannot stand by themselves. They must occur w/another word/group of words. Eclitics are considered adverbs in Tagalog. They express different meanings depending on environment they occur. Ex: ba, raw/daw, din/rin, na, pa

Question 13

Ba - Question Marker

Answer 13

An eclitic that turns an affirmative sentence into a question. Ex:
Taga-Pilipinas po ang lalaki. –>
Taga-Pilipinas ba ang lalaki?

Question 14

Affirmative Statement

Answer 14

Type of Predicational Sentence. States a piece of information or fact. Prdct + ang S. Prdct has no markers. Taga-Pilipinas po ako.

Question 15

Negative Statement

Answer 15

Type of Predicational Sentence. Formed by adding hindi B4 affirmative statement. When S of sentence is pronoun - hindi + S + Prdct. When S of sentence is ang phrase/noun - hindi + Prdct + S.

Question 16

Interrogative Statement

Answer 16

Type of Predicational Sentence. A statement or Q that can be answered w/Oo or hindi. Formed using Q marker - ba. Ba placed after Prdct, but when S is monosyllabic (like ka), ba goes after S instead.

Question 17

Affirmative Response

Answer 17

Short affirmative response to a Q or statement (?) Formed by using Oo/Opo/Oho B4 affirmative statement. Oo/Opo/Oho punctuated by a period. Opo. Taga-Pasig ako.

Question 18

Negative Response

Answer 18

Short negative response to a Q or statement (?). Formed by adding hindi followed by a period before either affirm statement or neg statement. When hindi B4 affirm - statement must supply correct information. When hindi followed by neg statement - statement restates same info as Q in negative form. Hindi. Hindi taga-Cebu ang phrase. Hindi. Taga-Pasay siya.