Delta Module One, Paper 1, Task 2 : grammar and structure 1
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| finite verb
form |
The form of the verb marked for person, tense or
both.
For example, in English 'he comes' is a finite verb form marked for third person with -s. |
| semi-modal
auxiliary |
A verb which sometimes has the attributes of a modal
auxiliary verb (e.g., not taking a third-person -s and in the way
questions are formed) but which is also used as a
'normal' or lexical verb.
For example, the verb 'dare' can be used as 'Dared he say that?' and as 'Did he dare to say that'. |
| primary
auxiliary verb |
A verb used to form a tense or aspect as opposed to
a modal auxiliary.
For example, 'have' in 'I have been'. |
| concord |
The agreement between words grammatically with
respect to gender, number and case.
For example, in English, a singular 3rd-person subject requires a present simple verb form with the -s inflexion. |
| progressive
aspect |
A
grammatical term which denotes
that an action or event is progressing at the time.
It may or may not be denoted by changes in verb form.
For example, 'He's giving a lecture right now', 'I open the case like this, you see?'. |
| voice |
A term which refers to the relationship between the
verb and its arguments (subject and object). In
English, voice is either active or passive.
For example, active: 'He kicked it'; passive: 'It was kicked.' |
| stative verb
use |
The phenomenon of certain verbal meanings which
cannot be used in progressive forms. Contrasted
with dynamic verb use.
For example, 'I like fish', not 'I am liking fish'. |
| adjunct |
An adverbial which is integral to the clause but
omissible and
denotes, e.g., viewpoint, place, time, focus etc.
For example, in 'They walked to the station', the prepositional phrase is an adjunct of place. |
| prepositional
phrase |
A preposition combined (usually) with its noun
complement or object. It can also be formed by pre-modifying
a preposition (e.g., 'clearly over 10').
For example, 'to the station'. |
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