Syntax
What is syntax?
The study of sentence formation.
What is the function of a conjunction?
To join words with words, phrases with phrases, and clauses with clauses
What is a dependent clause?
A clause that cannot stand alone.
What is the central element of a phrase?
the head
What is the word before a preposition called?
antecedent
What is placed at the top of a tree diagram?
TP
What type of conjunction comes in pairs?
Correlative
How many clauses are there?
I found the chips while Sam got the snoballs.
2
What are the 5 common types of phrases?
NP, VP, PP, AdvP, and AdjP
Give an example of a compound preposition.
Varying answers
What are the 2 structure-building components of the computational systems of grammar?
merge, move
What does FANBOYS stand for?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
How many T-units are there?
I found the chips while Sam got the snoballs.
1
-ing added to a verb stem signals what kind of phrase?
gerund
What are the 3 types of prepositions?
simple, compound, phrasal
How can we tell what category a word belongs to?
meaning, inflection, distribution
What type of conjunction has unequal weight on either side of it?
subordinating
What are the 4 types of dependent clauses?
noun, adjective, adverb, and comparative
In the sentence "I gave the book to Jim" what is the NP the book functioning as?
object
What are the 2 earliest acquired/developed prepositions?
in, on
Give 2 examples of nonlexical words
Articles, Conjunctions, Auxiliaries
In the sentence "I want to go on the trip; however, I already spent all my money," what is the word however?
conjunctive adverb
Identify the clauses and what type they are (independent or dependent) in this sentence:
I rushed to the store, but Sally got there first because she avoided the red lights.
I rushed to the store: independent
Sally got there first: independent
because she avoided the red lights: dependent
Identify the NP, VP, and PP in this sentence:
Sally walked quickly to the store.
NP: Sally
VP: walked quickly
PP: to the store
Identify the prepositional phrases in this sentence:
I never leave for a run without my watch.
for a run
without my watch