What is Grammar?
What is the difference between prescriptive and descriptive perspectives on grammar?
Prescriptive grammar thinks about rules and how grammar should work.
Descriptive grammar describes how language actually works in communication.
What is the difference between the terms Lexical Categories and Parts of Speech?
The terms are very similar, as they both identify words in utterances. Lexical categories is more focused on how words can function in different ways.
How does the word “work” function in the following sentences?
I work at BGSU.
I love my work.
1. Verb
2. Noun
What type of Verbal is below:
To be or not to be
Infinitive
Build a sentence that follows this pattern:
Determiner + Adjective + Noun + Verb + Noun
Answers will vary. Ask Kimberly if unsure.
What does GUM stand for on rubrics?
Grammar
Usage
Mechanics
What is the difference between Open and Closed Class Words?
Open-class words (lexical words) like nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs regularly gain new members, carrying significant meaning and expanding over time, while closed-class words (function words) like prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions, and determiners have a finite set and primarily serve grammatical roles to structure sentences.
What part of speech does BOAS represent? What does BOAS stand for?
Conjunctions--
Coordinating Conjunctions: But, or, and, so
What type of verbal is below
The broken vase
Participle = verb functioning as an adjective
Build a sentence following this pattern:
Pronoun + Verb+ Subordinating conjunction + Pronoun + verb + Preposition + Noun
Answers will vary. Ask Kimberly if unsure.
What is a linguistic definition of grammar?
Grammar is the systematic description of the way words work together to form a coherent language; in this sense, it is an explanation of the structure of a language.
There are different approaches to addressing dialect differences in schools. What strategies are used in the following examples?
Approach #1: Teachers teach students to translate their home dialect into SAE and teach students that different language forms are appropriate for various settings. The Jeopardy game example from the video is an example of this approach.
Approach #2: This approach encourages students to value linguistic diversity and make informed decisions about their language choices. The example exercise where you researched a different dialect is an example of this approach.
Approach #1: Code-Switching
Approach #2: Code-Meshing
In which sentence is “pretty” an attributive adjective, and in which sentence is it predicative?
A. The flowers are pretty.
B. The pretty flowers are delightful.
A. Predicative
B. Attributive
What type of verbal is below
I enjoy reading books.
Gerund
Build a sentence with a predicative adjective.
Answers will vary, but the adjective should come after the verb, such as in this example:
This game is fun.
True or False:
Linguists consider Standard American English to be the original, pure dialect of English. In their view, dialects are incorrect and less logical/correct.
False
What is the difference between a phrase and a clause
A phrase is a group of words that can work together as a constituent--but they don't have both a subject + verb combo
A clause is a group of words that work together as a constitutent that do have both a subject + verb combo
What are the tests the chapter gave to determine if a word is functioning as a noun?
Can you put an article/determiner in front of it
Can you make it plural or possessive?
Can you replace it with a pronoun (like “it”)
Phrase or Clause:
After the class ended
Clause
Build a sentence with a prepositional phrase functioning as an adjective.
Answers will vary. Ask Kimberly if unsure.
Here's an example:
The girl on the bus is my sister.
Explain the history of grammar education in the United States by explaining three different time periods.
You might refer to this Padlet.
https://padlet.com/spallingerk/let-s-explore-the-history-of-grammar-teaching-in-the-united--kxz6g8ju4etd8qi5
What does constituency mean? Give one example.
•a string of words together that function as parts of speech/lexical categories.
Label the parts of speech for each word in the sentence below:
Wow, my instructor is genuinely passionate about grammar and writing because she believes they are essential for clear communication
Wow = Interjection
my = Determiner (I would give credit for personal pronoun here, but it is really a determiner)
instructor = noun
is = verb
passionate = adjective
about = preposition
grammar = noun
and = conjunction (coordinating)
writing = gerund (noun)
because = conjunction (subordinating)
she = pronoun
believes = verb
they = pronoun
are = verb
essential = adjective
for = preposition
clear = adjective
communication = noun
Many dependent clauses begin with subordinating conjunctions. The most common subordinating conjunctions are represented by the mnemonic device AAAWWUBBIS. What does this stand for?
As, Although, After, When, While, Until, Because, Before, If, and Since.
Build a sentence with a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverb.
Answers will vary. Ask Kimberly if unsure.
Here's an example:
The girl is on the bus.