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How to answer exam questions-Morphology and Syntax

1.Explain the following.Support your explanation with relevant examples.

a)adverb   b)……    c)……

a).Adverb-An adverb is a descriptive word that adds to the meaning of a verb,an adjective,another adverb or a preposition.Adverbs usually tell us how,when,why,where,how,often,what degree,and emphasize a statement.Adverbs should come,if possible,next to the word or words they describe.

Eg.move silently-silently describes the verb move.

Note: Most of your answers are ‘one liners’.eg.An adverb describes a verb.eg.silently.

2.In Section B,you will be asked to answer 2 questions.For each question you have to discuss on 4 points.Each point should be discussed in different paragraphs.Therefore your essay will have 4 paragraphs with relevant examples to support your discussion.

Final Exam –Morphology and Syntax(22/5/12)

Format of question paper

There are 2 sections:Section A (60m)and Section B(40m)

Areas to focus on:

1.Basic concepts and terminology

-should be able to explain and give examples of terminology,eg.morpheme,syntax,etc

2.Tree Diagrams

-should be able to identify grammatical categories/functions and draw tree diagrams for the sentences/phrases given.

3.Phrase structure and words

-explain the meaning of the ambiguous sentences given.

- types of morphemes,singular/plural morphemes,affixes,roots,stems

4.Importance of syntax,morphology,grammar,phonemes,morphemes,etc in the English language.

5.Different ways  a language increases its vocabulary.