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SYNTACTIC CATEGORY (Are (Parts of speech or Lexical categories are the…
SYNTACTIC CATEGORY
Are
Parts of speech
or
Lexical categories
are the group of words that let us state rules and constrains about the form of sentence.
Adverb:
is a word that modifies any category except nouns. Also, express manners, quality, place, time, degree, number, cause, opposition, affirmation or denial
Examples
I will eat
later
.
He is
almost
always busy.
Noun Phrase:
Refers to a phrase that built upon a noun which function as the headword of the phrase.
Examples
I like
singing in the bath
.
Pretty girls
whispered softly.
Adjectives:
is a word that typically modifies nouns. In English adjectives come between articles and nouns.
Examples
The
large
house is old.
He drives a
fast
sport car.
Adverb Phrase:
Refers to a phrase that often plays the role of telling us when, where, why, or how am event occurred.
Examples
The flowers will bloom
in spring
.
Baseball has become very popular
in our town
.
Verb:
is a part of speech that typically functions as a predicate in a clause. It often describes an event or state. Verbs can show contrast in tense, aspect, voice, mood, person, and number.
Examples
The linguini
taste
Delicious.
Paul
became
a physician.
Verb Phrase:
Refers to a phrase that composed of at least one verb and dependents of the verb, in which the verb function as the headword of the phrase.
Examples
Paul
switched off
the motor.
The child
found the poppy
.
Noun:
a noun is any word that can function as a subject, a direct object or an object of a preposition. Nouns are typically inflected for number, gender, case, and countability.
Examples
This pencil
belongs to Jean.
I have to see
my doctor
to get the medical test results.
Adjective Phrase
: Refers to a phrase that modifies a noun. It built upon an adjective.
Examples
She seemed extremely
pleasant
.
The doctor is
very late
.
Functional Categories
are parts of speech that provide inflectional or grammatical information for phrases and clauses.
Prepositions:
Usually express the relationship between a noun and a verb.
Examples
She turn
up
that street.
We drove
to
the store.
Auxiliary verbs:
Are verbs used in addition to the lexical verb to describe mood, aspect and voice.
Examples
We
do
drive safely.
We
have been
doing our best.
Preposition Phrase:
Refers to a phrase that begins with a preposition.
Examples
By tomorrow
I will be ready for the test.
Under my bed
, I found a forgotten sandwich.
Determiners:
are a class of items that appear before nouns, but typically after positions.
Examples
Lisa saw
a
shooting star.
This
cellphone is big.
Modal verb:
is a type of auxiliary verb that is used to indicate modality that is likelihood, ability, permission, obligation.
Examples
It
may rain
now.
We
might face
problems.
Subordinating Conjunctions:
They differ from conjunctions in that they link two items asymmetric unbalance fashion.
Examples
I met them
when
we were in Paris.
They will not pass the math exam
unless
they work harder.
Conjunctions:
Are words that tie together two coordinated words or phrases on an equal level.
Examples
I visit Alice
who
was ill.
She talks
as if
he was rich.