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A syntax object contains…

• symbols, lists, and constant values

• nouns, verbs

• adjectives

• prefixes and suffixes

• syntax

What is a root?

• a unit to which a prefix or suffix can be appended

• a letter or group of letters added which makes a new word

• an affix which is placed before the stem of a word

• a section of the science of language that studies phrases and sentences

• general characteristic of the noun as a part of speech

What is a complex sentence?

• formed by adding one or more subordinate clauses

• number of coordinating conjunctions

• type of verb that shows agreement with a subject and can be in the present tense or past tense

• roots and affixes haven’t the same status as morphemes

• a form (sequence of sounds) with a recognizable meaning

Find a Compound sentence.

• I have a pet iguana, and his name is Fluffy

• My name is Mike

• That was incredible!

• Are you sure about that?

• Say my name.

Composite sentences consist of …..

• two or more predications

• one predication

• no predication

• one predicate

• two predicates

What is an adjective?

• a word expressing a quality of a substance

• a word which denotes the relations between objects and phenomena

• a word which has categorial meaning of “substance” or “thingness”

• process presented dynamically, i.e. developing in time

• a word expressing either property of action, or property of another property, or circumstances in which an action occurs

What nouns are derivative?

• nouns which have derivative elements

• nouns which have compound elements

• nouns which have composite elements

• unchangeable nouns

• nouns which have two or more meanings

Word is the main unit of…

• Morphology

• Phonology

• Syntax

• Phonetics

• Lexicology

Define the syntactic property of an adjective.

• attribute

• subject

• degrees of comparison

• substance

• adverbial modifier

Productive noun- forming suffixes are:

• –er,-ist, -ness

• - less, -like, -ish

• un-, pre-, -in

• -ant, -ent, -en

• -en, -ous, -some