Grammatical Categories
1. What are grammatical categories?
Grammatical category refers to a set of specific syntactic properties of
words that can cause those words and/or other related words to change in form for
grammatical reasons (ensuring agreement between words). (UNISA, 2023)
2. What are the main grammatical categories of English?
Adjective, adverb, article, conjunction, interjection, noun, preposition,
pronoun, and verb.
3. Explain the function of [interjection] Give examples.
Function: Interjections are words or phrases that express strong emotion, or
sudden bursts of feeling. They are often used to convey surprise, excitement,
happiness, disgust, or other emotions. Interjections are usually set apart from the
rest of a sentence by an exclamation point or a comma.
Examples:
"Wow! That's amazing!"
"Ouch! That hurt."
"Hey, watch where you're going!"
4. Explain the function of [noun ] Give examples.
Function: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas. They
can function as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition.
Nouns are essential for identifying what the sentence is about.
Examples:
"The cat sat on the mat."
"She visited Paris last summer."
"His happiness was evident to everyone."
5. Explain the function of [preposition] Give examples.
Function: Prepositions are words that show the relationship between a noun (or
pronoun) and other words in a sentence. They often indicate direction, location,
time, or manner.
Examples:
"The book is on the table."
"She arrived after the meeting."
"He walked through the park."
6. Explain the function of [pronoun] Give examples.
Function: Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns in a sentence. They are
used to avoid repetition and make sentences easier to read and understand.
Pronouns can refer to people, things, or ideas mentioned elsewhere in the text.
Examples:
"She is going to the store."
"The dog wagged its tail."
"Give the book to him."
7. Explain the function of [verb] Give examples.
Function: Verbs are words that describe actions, states, or occurrences. They are
essential components of predicates in sentences and are necessary to express
what the subject is doing or what is happening to the subject.
Examples:
"He runs every morning."
"They are happy with the results."
"The cake baked in the oven."
8. Are there direct equivalents in Spanish for these grammatical categories?
Interjection (Interjección): ¡Hola! (Hello!)
Noun (Sustantivo): Casa (House)
Preposition (Preposición): En (In)
Pronoun (Pronombre): Ella (She)
Verb (Verbo): Correr (To run)
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