Grammar Flashcards
Archaic 3rd person singular morpheme
The morpheme <th> for <es> or <s>
Used in the King James Bible but died out over the 17th century</s></es>
The morpheme <th> for <es> or <s>
Used in the King James Bible but died out over the 17th century</s></es>
Archaic 3rd person singular morpheme
The linguistic term for sentences
Syntax
The linguistic term for plurals and verbs
Morphology
Writing possession in a more formal way e.g the bonnet of the car
Of genitive
Of genitive
A formal way to show possession e.g the bonnet of the car
A pronoun used to describe someone of equal or higher status
2nd person ‘ye’
2nd person ‘ye’
A pronoun used to address someone of equal or higher status
The process of adding prefixes and suffixes
Affixation
Listing without conjunctions
Asyndetic listing
Listing with conjunctions
Polysyndeton
Compound words
Two or more words condensed into one e.g toothbrush
Double negatives
Common in 1600 but was stigmatised in the 17th/18th century
Active voice
Where the subject of the sentence performs the action
What is passive voice
Where the subject receives the action (common in 1600 as it is more formal)
