問題一覧
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Which component of language refers to the rules governing the structure and order of words in sentences?
syntax
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What does ‘phonology' study in the context of language?
the sound system of a language
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Which component of language is concerned with the meaning of words and sentences?
semantics
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What is "morphology" in the study of language?
the study of word formation and structure
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Which term refers to the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish meaning in a language?
phoneme
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Which part of speech typically describes a noun?
adjective
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What is the function of a conjunction in a sentence?
to connect words or phrases
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In the sentence "He quickly ran to the store," which word is an adverb?
quickly
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Which part of speech expresses action or state of being?
verb
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Which of the following words is an adjective?
beautiful
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What part of speech is the word "and'?
conjunction
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Which part of speech describes a verb, adjectve, or another adverb?
adverb
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In the sentence "She walked to the store," what part of speech is the word "to"?
preposition
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Which part of speech shows emotion or surprise and is often followed by an exclamation mark?
interjection
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What part of speech is the word "under" in the sentence "The cat is under the table”
preposition
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replace nouns to avoid repetition
pronouns
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specific people or things (I, you, we, it)
personal pronouns
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indicates ownership (mine, yours, ours)
possessive pronouns
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refers back to subject (myself, yourself)
reflexive pronouns
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introduce relative clauses (who, whom, which)
relative pronouns
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point to specific things (this, that, those)
demonstrative pronouns
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used to ask questions (who, whom, which)
interrogative pronouns
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refers to non-specific (someone, anyone)
indefinite pronouns
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action words or state of being words
verbs
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physical or mental action (run, think)
action verbs
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connect subject to more information (am, was, were)
linking verbs
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help the main verb express mode or voice
auxiliary verbs
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describe or modify nouns by providing additional infos
adjectives
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descriptive attributes (tall, beautiful)
quality
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how many or how much
quantity
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specific numbers (first, second)
number
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modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
adverbs
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how something is done (quickly, softly)
manner
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where something happens (here, there)
place
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when something happens (now, later)
time
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how often something happens (always, never)
frequency
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to what extent (very, quite)
degree
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relationship between a noun. they often indicate direction, place, time or manner (in, on, at, by, for, with)
prepositions
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connect words, clauses, sentences or words
conjunctions
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connect equal parts (fanboys)
coordinating conjunctions
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connect dependent to independent clause (because, although)
subordinating conjunctions
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conjunctions that work together (either, both, and)
correlative conjunctions
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words or phrases that express strong emotions or sudden burst of feelings, often followed by exclamation mark (oh!, wow!, ouch!)
interjections
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physical sound of human speech
phonetics
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vocal apparatus
articulatory phonetics
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travels through the air
acoustic phonetics
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ear to brain
auditory phonetics
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function of sounds
phonology
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smallest unit sound
phonemes
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does not change meaning
allophones
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sounds are organized
phonological rules
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study of word structure and word formation
morphology
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smallest unit of meaning
morphemes
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sentence structure
syntax
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study of meaning in language
semantics
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name, place, and things
noun
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capitalized name, place (May, London)
proper noun
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name general items (not capitalized)
common noun
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intangible concepts (happy, love)
abstract noun
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physical object (dog, table)
concrete noun
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can be counted (cars, numbers)
countable noun
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cannot be counted (water, stars)
uncountable noun
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group of individuals or things (team)
collective noun
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replace nouns to avoid repetition
pronouns
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scientific study of language and its structure
linguistic