Grammatical Category. Number 1.The boy is playing. 2.The boys are playing. - презентация

1 Grammatical Category

2 Number 1.The boy is playing. 2.The boys are playing.

3 Number Number has two values: singular: indicates one only plural: indicates two or more

4 WORD TYPE NUMBER SINGULARPLURAL NOUNBOYBOYS PRONOUNIWE

5 Case subjective (pronouns only): when the word is the subject objective (pronouns only): when the word is the object possessive (pronouns and nouns): when the word indicates possession (owner

6 WORD TYPE CASE SUBJECTIVEOBJECTIVEPOSSESSIVE PRONOUNIMEMINE NOUNBOYS

7 Gender masculine: indicates male feminine: indicates female neuter: indicates everything else

8 word type gender masculinefeminineneuter pronounhe/him/hi s she/her/he rs it/its

9 Person first person: refers to the speaker second person: refers to the hearer third person: refers to all other people or things

10 word type person 1st2nd3rd pronounI/me we/us youhe/him, she/her, it they

11 past: indicates before now present: indicates now (and sometimes before and after now)

12 Tense word type tense pastpresent verbwas did had worked ran am do have work run

13 Aspect simple: the time has no structure continuous: expresses ongoing action perfect: expresses completed action

14 word type aspect simplecontinuousperfect verbthey workthey are working they have worked

15 Mood indicative: expresses simple statement of fact imperative: expresses command subjunctive: expresses something desired or imagined

16 word type mood indicativeimperativesubjunctive verbJames stood up. Stand up!We insist that he stand. Is it quiet enough? Be quiet!It is essential that you be quiet

17 Voice active: the subject does the action passive: the subject receives the action

18 word type voice activepassive transitive verb The cat ate the mouse. The mouse was eaten by the cat.

19 Degree positive: indicates a basic quality comparative: indicates a greater quality superlative: indicates the maximum quality

20 word type degree positive comparativ esuperlative gradable adjective happyhappierthe happiest gradable adverb carefullymore carefully the most carefully

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