Parts of Speech
What part of speech is the word 'Dog' in this sentence.
The dog is big and has grey spots.
Noun
This category shows whether we are talking about one thing or more than one thing.
Number
Which grammatical approach focuses on describing how speakers naturally use language in real contexts?
Descriptive approach
Fill in the subject:
________ went to the store to buy chips.
She, He, or They
Put the following words into the correct word order:
grammar / the / best / ENG2200 / is / the / team / of
The Grammar team of ENG2200 is the best.
What part of speech is 'An' in the following sentence.
I read an interesting book last night before bed.
Article
This category shows who is involved in the action, whether it's the speaker, listener, or someone else.
Person
This approach to grammar sets rules for how people should use language, such as ‘Don’t split infinitives’ or ‘Don’t end a sentence with a preposition.’ What is this approach called?
Prescriptive approach
When can we identify the ___ as the first noun phrase before the verb and the ___ as the noun phrase after the verb.
1. Subject
2. Object
Why is the word order in the sentence incorrect?
What time she does get up?
Auxiliary verbs help sentence formation and was placed incorrectly here.
What part of speech modifies verbs by telling how, when, or where an action happens.
Adverbs
In the sentence "James loves his dog", the subject carries out the action. What grammatical voice is being used?
Active voice
Saying "To whom are you talking?" instead of "Who are you talking to?" is which approach?
Prescriptive approach
What is often a adverb or prepositional phrase that provides additional information?
Adjunct
Which language uses the following word order?
"John big dog saw"
Japanese (Subject Object Verb / SOV)
Words such as and, but, or although are examples of what part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses?
Conjunctions
When a verb form shows time differences (loves vs loved), it's showing which grammatical category?
Tense
Some grammar books say never to begin a sentence with “and,” even though English speakers do it frequently. Which approach enforces this rule?
Prescriptive Approach
Subject:
controls the ___
Object:
no infleunce on the ____
Verb
"What do you want?"
Identify the auxiliary verb in the sentence
do
In the sentence below what word functions as a subordinating conjunction because it introduces an adverbial clause?
He promised to call his mother before he got on the bus to Seattle.
Preposition
In many languages, adjectives, articles, or pronouns change to match the masculine, feminine, or neuter classification of the noun they refer to. What grammatical category is this agreement based on?”
Gender
A linguist studies a Native American language by collecting spoken samples and identifying patterns without using Latin-based categories. Which approach to grammar are they using?
Descriptive Approach
Name the - Subject + Verb + Object + Adjunct - for the following sentence:
"The team completed the project under tight deadlines successfully."
Subject: The team
Verb: completed
Object: the project
Adjunct: under tight deadlines successfully.
How does changing the word order in a sentence from 'The girl hugs the boy' to 'The boy hugs the girl' affect its meaning?
Changes the subject & object of the action; altering who is performing the action and who is receiving it.