The Hierarchical Nature of English Grammar

Question 1

What is grammar

Answer 1

Grammar is the system and structure of language.

Question 2

What are the five major units of grammar

Answer 2

1. Sentences
2. Clauses
3. Phrases/Group
4. Words
5. Morpheme

Question 3

What is a morpheme?

Answer 3

A morpheme is the smallest unit of grammar that cannot be further broken.

Question 4

Morphemes that can stand alone as words are called what?

Answer 4

Free morphemes

Question 5

The “es” and “s” are examples of what?

Answer 5

Bound morphemes.

Question 6

What is a word?

Answer 6

A word is the simple and distinct basic unit of language

Question 7

Words are categorized into groups according three things which are?

Answer 7

1. Pronunciation
2. Spelling
3. Function

Question 8

What
is a phrase?

Answer 8

A phrase is a combination of words without a subject or a verb.

Question 9

When we combine phrases it leads to the formation of what?

Answer 9

A clause.

Question 10

What is a clause?

Answer 10

A clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb.

Question 11

What are the two types of clauses?

Answer 11

1. The independent clause
2. The dependent clause

Question 12

What’s the difference between the independent clause and the dependent clause?

Answer 12

The independent clause can stand on its own, while the dependent clause cannot stand on its own.

Question 13

The combination of clauses leads to what?

Answer 13

The formation of a sentence.

Question 14

What is a sentence?

Answer 14

The sentence is the largest unit of grammar. This is because it has independent clause and the independent clause is a simple sentence.