Flashcards on English Noun Phrase Structure and Nouns
English Noun Phrase Structure and Nouns: A Student Guide
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English grammar
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Card 1
Question: What distinguishes natural gender from grammatical gender?
Answer: Natural gender reflects the nature of the referent; grammatical gender may be formally assigned.
Card 2
Question: What is a dual-gender noun?
Answer: A dual-gender noun can refer to either sex.
Card 3
Question: What is a common-gender noun and how can its reference differ from dual-gender?
Answer: A common-gender noun may also have neutral reference, not tied to sex.
Card 4
Question: What is the common case (in nouns)?
Answer: The common case is the unmarked noun form.
Card 5
Question: What does the genitive case express and how is it formed?
Answer: The genitive expresses a relationship and is formed using ’s, an apostrophe, or an of-phrase.
Card 6
Question: How do subjective and objective genitives differ?
Answer: Subjective genitive: the genitive noun performs the action. Objective genitive: the genitive noun receives the action.
Card 7
Question: What is an independent genitive?
Answer: An independent genitive omits a predictable noun.
Card 8
Question: What is a local genitive?
Answer: A local genitive refers to a place or institution.
Card 9
Question: How is a simple verb phrase defined?
Answer: A simple verb phrase contains one verb.
Card 10
Question: How is a complex verb phrase defined?
Answer: A complex verb phrase contains auxiliaries plus a head verb.