syntax
What is the basic word order of a simple English sentence?
Subject + Verb + Object
Which function of language focuses on expressing the speaker’s feelings or emotions?
Emotive (Expressive) function
What is the term for words that have the same meaning?
Synonyms
What is the smallest unit of meaning in a language?
Morpheme
What is the study of meaning in language called?
Semantics
In the sentence “The cat chased the mouse,” what is the subject?
The cat
Which function of language is used to influence or persuade the listener?
Conative function
What is the term for words that have opposite meanings?
Antonyms
What do we call a morpheme added to the beginning of a word?
prefix
What does the word “bank” demonstrate if it can mean a financial institution or the side of a river?
Homonymy
What type of sentence is “Although it was raining, we went outside”?
Complex sentence
Which function focuses on the message itself, such as in poetry or slogans?
Poetic function
What do we call a word that imitates a sound (like buzz or bang)?
Onomatopoeia
What do we call a morpheme added to the end of a word
suffix
What is a figurative expression where meaning differs from literal words?
Idiom
What grammatical term describes a group of words containing a subject and a verb?
clause
When someone says “Hello, can you hear me?” which function is being used?
Phatic function
How are auxiliary verbs used?
They can be used as main verbs in a sentence or to form different tenses.
In the word “unhappiness,” how many morphemes are there?
Three (un + happy + ness)
What is a semantic domain?
a collection of words from the same topic.
What is it called when two independent clauses are joined with a coordinating conjunction?
A compound sentence
Which function focuses on language talking about itself?
Metalingual function
What is the study of word origins called?
Etymology
What type of morpheme can stand alone as a word?
Free morpheme
What is the literal, dictionary meaning of a word called?
Denotation