WorksheetsLIN03: METALANGUAGE PART 1
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 7hrs 10mins
This is a level of grammar that is (uncomperable) and less than sentence
Subsentential
Sentential
Suprasentential
Level of grammar that is relating to sentence or relative clause involving a proposition in logic
Subsentential
Sentential
Suprasentential
study of meanings
Semantics
Functional
Structural
an apparently extraneous vocal phe- nomenon such as "oh," "ah," "well," "you know," a mid-sentence speech hesita- tion or a seemingly unconnected comment which, while not a necessary part of. r. sentence, contributes when present to vocal interaction.
Subsentential
Sentential
Suprasentential
focuses on cluster of structures — sounds, forms, word groups, phrases — working from smaller to larger units
Semantics
Structural
Functional
A grammar that puts together the patterns of the language and the things you can do with them is called a functional grammar; that is, it is based on the relation between the structure of a language and the various functions that the language performs.
Semantics
Structural
Functional
Subsentential Terminologies
Semantics
Functional
Structural
Syntax
“Identifying standard parts of
speech is an ___________
with difficulty."
enterprise fraught
linguistically fraud
name of the person, place or thing.
Noun
Verb
Exposition
Adjective
a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
What is the word blue?
Noun
Descriptive word
The structural or descriptive
grammarians, eschewing such traditional
semantic or meaning-based definitions of
nouns as the one just given, chose instead
to identify word classes through their
structural, or formal, characteristics
their position in a sentence, adjacent
function words, if any, and their constituents
therefore, rightfully a noun
As for constituents nouns simple noun book is a example of
morpheme unit
phonetic unit
semantic unit
However a noun like Books has a two morpheme unit that is...
Book - morpheme unit
s - morpheme unit
Book - morpheme unit
s - grammatical unit
“Not surprisingly, relying on the structural
criteria for identifying noun can create
problems.”
True
False
Due to the inadequacy of identifying parts of
speech based upon semantic and structural
criteria, a third criterion is sometimes
employed. Known as _________ criterion, it
defines a part of speech by the grammatical
function it plays in a sentence.
functional
structural
semantic
For example, from a functional perspective, a
noun is a part of speech that can serve
as a ____ _______ in a sentence.
subject of a verb
subject of noun
subject of adjective
The glass is dirty. The glass is ____
verb
noun
adjective
subject
Parts of the Speech
Minor and Major word classes
Major and Minor word clauses
_____ word classes carry most of the content or meaning of the sentence
Major
Minor
What are major world clauses
Adverbs
Adjectives
Verbs
Noun
Pronoun
_______ word clauses - they play a more
structural role in a sentence and each of its
classes is more “closed,” in that normally no
new words are added
Major
Minor
What are the sub-categories of Minor word clauses?
Auxiliary verbs
Prepositions
Pronouns
Determiners
Conjunction
_____ have endings or derivational
morphemes that formally indicate that a
word is a _____. They also have morphemes
or inflections for plural and possessive.
Noun/nouns
Verb/verbs
Pronoun/pronouns
Nouns and pronouns in English are said to display case according to their function in the sentence. They are ...
Possessive, Subjective, Nominative
Subjective, Objective, Possessive
(which means they act as the subject of independent or dependent clauses, appositive, and subjective complement or predicate nominative)
subjective/nominative
objective
possessive
(which means they show possession of something else)
subjective/nominative
possesive
objective
(which means they function as the recipient of action or are the object of a preposition).
nominative/subjective
possesive
objective
The janitress watered the lawn. What is the direct object?
Janitress
Lawn
Watered
In the sentence of "I am admiring teachers" if the admiring is verb what is the direct object?
I am
teachers
admiring
what is a noun case?
tells about the position and role of a noun in the sentence
indicates the categories of person, place and thing
describes the main subject in a sentence
Noun case is a way to _______ the way wirds appear on the sentences
construct
organize
categorize
modify
Noun cases indicates a different way noun is being used within the sentence, whether is it ________, _______ and ________.
subject, object, possesive
object, subject, semantics
Among if these belongs to the 5 types of nouj cases except for one
Dative Cases
Vocative Cases
Accusative Cases
Dictive Cases
Type of case that is objective (direct object)
objective
accusative
nominative
subjective
Which among the cases talk about Objective (Indirect Object)?
Nominative Cases
Dative Cases
Accusative Cases
Vocative Cases
If Nominative is Noun, and Subjective can be Noun or Pronoun. Therefore the Nominative can have Noun but never Pronoun?
True
False
A noun is in the _____ ____ when it is the subject or the predicative _______ of a sentence.
Nominative Case
Accusative Case
Objective
Dative Case
In the sentence of "Grandpa Angles was a plumber", what is the Predicate Nominative?
was
plumber
Grandpa Angles
a
An ________ is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it
Appositive
Predicative Nominative
Vocative
My teacher, Mr. Ryhdenblg is from South California, what is the highlighted word?
Appositive
Predicative Nominative
Vocative
Noun
The Father of Pioneer, Mr. David Jones is my great grandfather.
Appositive
Predicate Nominative
Vocative
The _______ ___ is a word or phrase used to address the reader, with name, title, or term of compliment.
Appositive
Vocative Case
Subjective
Predicate Nominative
Angel, please be happy for my sake!, what is the highlighted word?
Procative Cases
Vocative Cases
Subject
Noun
Layla, hear me out. What is the vocative case in the sentence?
Layla
Hear
Me
out
What is Direct Object?
The describing noun
the rephrasing action word
the noun or pronoun being acted upon by verb
The man saw her wife on the Hotel. What is the Direct Object in the sentence?
Man
saw
her wife
Hotel
This is located after verb. Can answer whom and what received by the action verb
Indirect Object
Direct Object
this is the recepient of the direct object
Indirect Object
Subject of Direct Object
Pronoun
Noun
Micaela brought a new necklace for Alyna. What is the Indirect Object of the sentence?
Alyna
Micaela
new necklace
brought
You MUST have a direct object to have an indirect object
TRUE
FALSE
NEITHER
The Receiver of the action expressed by the verb.
Indirect Object
Direct Object
My father bought me a food. What is the Indirect Object and Direct Object of the sentence?
bought - indirect object
food - direct object
father - indirect object
bought - direct object
me - indirect object
food - direct object
Phases and clauses can be INDIRECT OBJECTS.
True
False
A sentence can have multiple direct and indirect objects
True
False
Indirect Objects are not always present with direct objects in the sentences.
True
False
_______ ________ noun or pronoun governed preposition
Object of Preposition
Subject of Preposition
Direct Object
Indirect Object
The flock of tiny birds flew over the trees. What is the object and the preposition?
of is the preposition the tiny birds are the object, therefore this is the prepositional phrase
over is the preposition and the trees is the object, there this is the prepositional phrase
there is no object or prepositional
The boys gave gifts to the girl.
Direct Object
Indirect Object
Object of Prepositional
They have played a new game
Indirect Object
Direct Object
Object of Prepositional
Yasmine bought Riley a gift
Direct Object
Indirect Object
Object of Prepositional
Sentence with object complement follow a structure pattern
S + V + O + Object Complement
V + O + OP + Object Complement
S + OB + IO + Object Complement
it tells what the current state of the object has become
object complement
subject complement
Subject complement comes after linking verb.
Object complement cokes after direct object.
Both statements are true
First statement is false, and the second statement is true
Both statements are false
Possessive Cases are also known as genitive cases 's ------- of apostrophe's.
True
False
Tess' Store can be an example of
Possessive Cases
Vocative Cases
Ditave Cases
She has been my support system for long time
PN/SC
OC
The students termed me the best English Teacher.
PN/SC
OC
A ________ ________ is a naming word that is used to denote a group of objects, animals or people.
Collective Noun
Common Noun
Proper Noun
Nouns that are used to name a person, place or thing specifically are called a proper noun. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
Collective Noun
Proper Noun
Common Noun
_________ ______ are those nouns that refer to a generic item, group or place. This means that, unlike proper nouns, they are not used to identify specific people, places or objects. _______ _____ are not capitalised unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
Common Noun
Proper Noun
Collective Noun
The notional, or semantic, definition of
a verb is that it is a word that denotes an
action or state of being.
Verb
Noun
Pronoun
Adverb
According to Chalker (1984), there ____ types of verbs.
7
6
8
5
It takes no following object
Transitive
Ditransitive
Intransitive
It requires an object
Intransitive Verb
Transitive Verb
Ditransitive Verb
It requires and takes two object (indirect and direct)
Ditransitive
Transitive
Instransitive
It relates back to the subject
Linking verb
Complex transitive verb
Prepositional verb
It relates the object to the object.
Complete Transitive Verb
Linking Verb
Prepositional Verb
It requires prepositional phrase to be completed
Prepositional verbs
Complex transitive verb
Linking verb
Traditionally refers to the time of an event's occurrence.
Tense
Aspect
denotes whether or not the event had occured earlier (perfect) or is still in progress (progressive)
Aspect
Tense
It describes the pronoun or denotes the quality of something. It also modifies or complements nouns
Adjectives
Pronoun
Adverbs of Degree
Verbs
Two types of Adjectives
Attribute - it follows linking verbs
Predicative - it precedes noun
Attribute - it precedes noun
Predicative ; it follows linking verbs
It modify verbs and contribute meaning of various sorts to sentences
Adverbs
Verb
Adjectives
Pronouns
It is recognized by the traditional grammar to modify adjectives and other adverbs
Adverbs Degree
Adverbs
Pronouns
Adjectives
This refer to or replace nouns and noun phrases within a text or as direct reference to an outside situation.
Pronouns
Verbs
Adverbs Degree
Adjective
