function words
What words help build grammar but have little lexical meaning?
Function words.
Which pronoun replaces a male person’s name?
He
Which preposition is used with exact times?
At
What words connect words and clauses in a sentence?
Conjunctions
What are the four main types of sentences?
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.
What do we call word classes that almost never get new words?
Closed classes.
What type of pronoun is used in “This is my book”?
Possessive pronoun / possessive determiner.
Which preposition is used with days and dates?
On
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
What is an utterance?
Any spoken or written piece of language used in communication.
Which article is used when both speakers already know the noun?
The.
Which pronouns point to things near or far away?
This, that, these, those.
Which preposition is used with months and years?
In
Which conjunction is commonly used to show reason?
Because
How is an utterance different from a sentence?
An utterance depends on context and may be incomplete, while a sentence follows grammatical structure.
Why do we say “an hour” instead of “a hour”?
Because the “h” is silent.
What do we call pronouns like “someone,” “anyone,” and “nobody”?
Indefinite pronouns.
Which preposition is used in the phrase “written ___ Tolstoy”?
By
Which conjunction is used to show condition?
If
What do we call a sentence with one independent clause?
A simple sentence.
When do we use the zero article?
With general plural nouns, uncountable nouns, languages, and subjects.
Which pronoun is commonly used to ask about a person?
Who
Why are prepositions difficult to translate directly?
Because different languages use them differently.
What do we call pairs like “either…or” and “both…and”?
Correlative conjunctions.
What is a sentence?
A complete thought with a subject and predicate.