This document contains a summary of a lecture on grammar. It defines the basic units of grammar like morpheme, word, phrase, clause and sentence. It also discusses the two elements of grammar - morphology and syntax. Various grammar concepts are explained like identifying grammar mistakes, verb forms (V1, V2, V3), types of sentences, tenses, parts of speech and tense structure. The document aims to provide an overview of fundamental grammar topics.
This document contains a summary of a lecture on grammar. It defines the basic units of grammar like morpheme, word, phrase, clause and sentence. It also discusses the two elements of grammar - morphology and syntax. Various grammar concepts are explained like identifying grammar mistakes, verb forms (V1, V2, V3), types of sentences, tenses, parts of speech and tense structure. The document aims to provide an overview of fundamental grammar topics.
This document contains a summary of a lecture on grammar. It defines the basic units of grammar like morpheme, word, phrase, clause and sentence. It also discusses the two elements of grammar - morphology and syntax. Various grammar concepts are explained like identifying grammar mistakes, verb forms (V1, V2, V3), types of sentences, tenses, parts of speech and tense structure. The document aims to provide an overview of fundamental grammar topics.
matical structure: morpheme, word, phrase, clause, and sentence. What are the two elements of grammar? Grammar is traditionally subdivided into two areas of study – morphology and syntax. Morphology is the study of how words are formed out of smaller units, syntax studies the way in which phrases and sentences are structured out of words. How do you identify grammar mistakes? Grammarly has a tool for just about every kind of writing you do. The online grammar checker is perfect for users who need a quick check for their text. What is meant by V1 V2 V3?
At school, students often learn by heart the
base, past simple and past participle (some- times called V1, V2, V3, meaning Verb 1, Verb 2, Verb 3) for irregular verbs. They may spend many hours chanting: sing, sang, sung; go, went, gone; have, had, had; etc. What are the 3 forms of verbs?
Verbs: the three basic forms. Main verbs
have three basic forms: the base form, the past form and the -ed form (sometimes called the '-ed participle'): base form: used as the infinitive form, with to or without to (Do you want to come with us? I can't leave now.) What are the rules of sentence?
Most of the time, the subject of the sen-
tence comes first, the verb comes sec- ond, and the objects come last. (Subject -> Verb -> Object) If the subject is singular, the verb must also be singular. If the sub- ject is plural, the verb must be plural. What are types of sentences?
here are four types of sentences in the Eng-
lish language: declarative, exclamatory, imperative, and interrogatory How many types tenses in Eng- lish? There are three main verb tenses: past, present, and future. In English, each of these tenses can take four main aspects: simple, perfect, continuous (also known as progressive), and perfect continuous. What are the 5 components of grammar? Linguists have identified five basic compo- nents (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) found across languages. What is the oldest word in the world? Mother, bark and spit are just three of 23 words that researchers believe date back 15,000 years, making them the oldest known words What language came first?
Thus, given this evidence, Sumerian can
also be considered the first language in the world. Sumerian was gradually replaced by Akkadian as a spoken language around 2000 BC, but it continued to be used as a literary, ceremonial, scientific and sacred language until the 1st century AD What is the mother of all lan- guages? Sanskrit is the Holy and Divine language of India, written in Devanagari script which is also known for its clarity and beauty. San- skrit belongs to the Indo-European lan- guages family. What are the 5 kinds of sen- tences? Declarative Sentence. Imperative Sen- tence. Interrogative Sentence. Exclamatory Sentence. What are the types of parts of speech? There are eight parts of speech in the Eng- lish language: noun, pronoun, verb, ad- jective, adverb, preposition, conjunc- tion, and interjection. The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sen- tence. What is structure of tense?
Tense structure is basically the order
which the components go in a sen- tence. We're talking subject, object, verbs, auxiliary verbs etc. The structure tells the reader/listener which tense the sentence is in (past, present or future). The verb/verbs help tell us this information. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION