Grammar Flashcards
(27 cards)
Prescriptivism, descriptivism
P- Idea that lang should follow rules and standards
D- how lang acc used
Noun phrase
Words built round a noun
(Does noun make sense by self?)
Verb phrase
Words built round a main verb often including auxiliary verbs
(Be, do, have)
Auxiliary verb
Minor verbs supporting main
verb used in forming the tenses, moods, and voices
Pre modifier
Word before noun adding detail
Modal verb
Possibility, permission, obligation
Clause
Contains subject (thing doing verb) and verb
Active voice
Subject of sentence perform action
Interrogative
Question
Imperative
Command
Declarative
Statement
Simple sentence
Contain 1 clause (subject and verb)
Compound sentence
Contains atleast 2 clauses joint by conjunction, comma
Complex sentence
Conjunction connecting main clause to subordinate clause
(Half can’t be by itself)
Words build round a noun
noun phrase
Words build round a main verb (inc aux v)
verb phrase
Minor verbs supporting main ones
Used to form tenses and mood
auxilliary verb
Word before noun adding detail
pre modifier
Possibility, permission, obligation
Modal verb
Contains a subject and a verb
clause
Subject of sentence performs action
Active voice
Question
Interrogative
Command
imperative
Statement
declarative
