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    Category refers to the grammatical class of a word, such as noun, verb, adjective. Function refers to the role or job of a word in a phrase or clause, such as subject, object, modifier. The key differences are that category denotes what a word is, such as a noun, while function denotes what a word does in a sentence, such as serving as the subject. Examples provided are of lexical categories like nouns and verbs, and phrasal categories like noun phrases.

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    Category refers to the grammatical class of a word, such as noun, verb, adjective. Function refers to the role or job of a word in a phrase or clause, such as subject, object, modifier. The key differences are that category denotes what a word is, such as a noun, while function denotes what a word does in a sentence, such as serving as the subject. Examples provided are of lexical categories like nouns and verbs, and phrasal categories like noun phrases.

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    Category refers to the grammatical class of a word, such as noun, verb, adjective. Function refers to the role or job of a word in a phrase or clause, such as subject, object, modifier. The key differences are that category denotes what a word is, such as a noun, while function denotes what a word does in a sentence, such as serving as the subject. Examples provided are of lexical categories like nouns and verbs, and phrasal categories like noun phrases.

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    BASIC

    SENTENCE
    STRUCTURE
    Category vs. Function

    Bea Joy G. Locsin


    MAEd - English
    “Practiced structure determines
    success.”

    - Bobby Knight
    Basic Sentence Structure

    CATEGO FUNCTIO
    RY NS
    01
    CATEGORY
    • In traditional grammar, it is known as a
    part of speech or word class. It is also
    known as a grammatical category, and in
    syntax it is called syntactic category.
    Greek ‘kategoria’ meaning prediction, naming and as a verb it means to name or
    classify.

    Cate-/ kate-: Down to, against to.


    - goria: Break, speak, name

    The combination of the two parts can mean breaking down, naming, classifying
    TYPES
    Category can be classified into two
    types:

    1. Lexical category

    2. Phrasal category
    Lexical Category
    • It is used to indicate the word class of the single constituent like
    noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, etc.
    • Major Lexical categories: Also known as content words .
    Include words such as noun, verb, adjective and adverb.
    • Minor Lexical categories: Also known as function words. It
    involves pronouns, prepositions, determiners, auxiliaries, degree
    words and conjunctions.
    Phrasal Category
    It is used to indicate a sequence of words in a
    form of a phrase or a word which can replace
    a phrase.

    ● Noun phrase
    ● Verb phrase
    ● Adjective phrase
    ● Prepositional phrase
    ● Adverbial phrase
    ● Gerund phrase
    ● Participle phrase
    02
    FUNCTIONS
    • is what a particular word, phrase or clause
    does, the role it serves in a phrase —head or
    dependent (determiner, marker, modifier) or in
    a clause—subject, predicate, complement,
    adjunct, supplement. 
    Function may take form with a word, phrase or clause.
    For example: a subject could be
    • a noun (Leaves fell.)
    • a noun phrase (The colorful leaves fell.)
    • a gerund clause (Watching leaves fall is relaxing.)
    • a clause (That leaves fall is completely normal.)
    SUMMAR
    Y
    Category denotes what a word
    is while function denotes what
    a word does.
    QUIZ
    01 They are colorful leaves.
    WORD 02 Leaves fell.
    CATEGOR
    Y 03 The leaves are falling.

    AND 04 Leaves are falling on the


    FUNCTIO ground.
    N 05 He raked the leaves.
    Thank you for listening!
    GOD BLESS
    US ALL!

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