CLA grammar Quiz Questions and Answers
Affixation - Correct AnswerThe process of creating a new word through the addition of affixes and
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Auxiliary verb - Correct AnswerA verb that can be sued to create a tense (i.e. be, do, have) and can also convey certainty/possibility (modal auxiliary verbs, i.e. must, could, might).
Bound morpheme - Correct AnswerPart of a word that cannot stand on its own (i.e. would not make sense as a word if not accompanied by the rest of the word, e.g. 'ing', 'ed').
Clause - Correct AnswerA basic unit of a sentence that usually consists of a subject and a verb.
Complement - Correct AnswerUsually follows a copular verb. They have the function of adding more information about the subject of the verb.
Complex sentence - Correct AnswerA multi clause sentence that contains at least one subordinate clause.
Compounds sentence - Correct AnswerA multi clause sentence that is joined together by coordinating conjunctions. Bother clauses have to be equally weighted and should not be subordinate.
Content words - Correct AnswerWords of which carry the semantic meaning of the clause.
Coordinating conjunction - Correct AnswerA clause of which joins together two equally weighted clauses of which are not subordinate in nature. Can be remembered by this:
F A N B O Y
o n o u r e
r d t t t
Copular verb - Correct AnswerA verb that joins a subject to an adjective or noun complement, usually through use of the verb 'to be'.
Derivatational morphology - Correct AnswerThe study of how affixes change the meanings of words.
Grammatical words - Correct AnswerWords that 'glue' the sentence together and do not carry the semantic meaning of the clause.
Holophrase - Correct AnswerOne word that carries the meaning of a whole sentence. For example, if I child where to say 'Car.', then semantically, a lot of meanings could come from a single word.
Inflection - Correct AnswerA suffix that conveys tense or person or plurality/possession
Inflectional morphology - Correct AnswerThe study of how affixes can show grammatical categories such as tenses or plurality.
Inversion - Correct AnswerThe reversal of the normal order of words, usually associated with questions. For example, 'I can' would be reversed to 'Can I?' in order to form a question.
Main clause - Correct AnswerThe clause that carries the weight and meaning in the sentence and can stand alone (make sense).
MLU - Correct AnswerThe mean length of utterance.
Morpheme - Correct AnswerThe smallest unit of meaning within a word. This could be a word, i.e. I, a or it or part of a word, i.e. ball, ed, ing or er.
Morphology - Correct AnswerStudy of the structure of words
Negation - Correct AnswerThe negative expression of a verb, i.e. not, nor, n't.
Object - Correct AnswerThe 'thing' that is acted upon by the verb
Plural - Correct AnswerWhen there is more than one of something.
Possessive - Correct AnswerA bound morpheme that expresses possession or belonging.
Prefix - Correct AnswerA morpheme that is added to the start of a word (before the root) that modifies the meaning of said word.
Present progressive tense - Correct AnswerThe present tense of the auxiliary verb plus the present participle (e.g. I am running).
Pronoun - Correct AnswerA word that is used in place of (replaces) a noun
Proper noun - Correct AnswerA noun that used to name a person or place.
Question - Correct AnswerAn interrogative used to gain information.
Simple sentence - Correct AnswerContains a single main clause.
Subject - Correct AnswerThe thing that is the agent of the verb.
Subordinate clause - Correct AnswerA clause that cannot stand (make sense) by its self
Subordinating conjunction - Correct AnswerA conjunction that introduces a subordinate clause, examples being although and because
suffix - Correct AnswerA morpheme that comes after the root of a word and has the function of modifying the meaning of said word.
Tag question - Correct AnswerA clause which when added to the end of a declarative sentence, forms a question. For example, 'He told you not to talk about it, didn't he?'
Verb - Correct AnswerA word that describes an action or state.
Virtuous errors - Correct AnswerA grammatical mistake that has underlying logic.
Wug test - Correct AnswerA test derived from Jean Berko Gleason that tests the acquisition of morphemes by children.
Free or unbound morpheme - Correct AnswerPart of a word that can stand alone (has a dictionary definition). [Show Less]