Grammar (ANALYSIS)

Question 1

Clauses

Answer 1

MAIN CLAUSE: A main clause is a main body of a sentence and can stand as a sentence on its own. Subject - verb - object.

CO-ORDINATING CLAUSE: Link lexical units of equal value via coordinating conjunction (and, but, or).

SUBORDINATING CLAUSE: Subordinating clauses have a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

> Act as verbs, adjectives or nouns enhancing the main clauses meaning.
Subordinating conjunctions introduce a subordinate clause. They give information on when, where, how and if.

Question 2

Morphology and Syntax

Answer 2

MORPHOLOGY - words and how they’re built

SYNTAX - how words and phrases/clauses are built together into sentences

Question 3

Moods

Answer 3

DECLARATIVE - A statement: “The dog was wet.”
> Signals that the preposition expressed is a statement of fact.

INTERROGATIVE - To ask a question: “how are you?”

IMPERATIVE - Shows a necessity: “Don’t touch!”

EXCLAMATIVE - To express surprise or shock: “Oh that is sad!”

Question 4

Modality In Texts

Answer 4

Language used to exert power or authority.

DEONTIC - Expresses degrees of necessity and obligation: must, should, will.

EPISTEMIC - Expresses degrees of possibility or probability: may, might, will.

Question 5

Sentences Types and Functions

Answer 5

MINOR SENTENCES - No subject or verb: “Stop!”
> To create a conversational effect or to emphasise a point.

SIMPLE SENTENCES - Has a subject or a verb: “The dog ran.”
> Used when presented with a limited amount of information.

COMPOUND SENTENCE - Two or more independent clauses joined together by coordinating conjunctions: “This house is too expressive, and that house is too small.”

COMPLEX SENTENCE - A main clause and a subordinate clause: “After it heard the loud noise, the horse bolted.”
> Allows the writer to express much more sophisticated connection between ideas.