STUDENT Name: Student Number: Program: Section: Home Address: Email Address: Contact Number: 3 I. Course Title STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH II. Module Number 01 III. Module Title SYNTACTIC CATEGORIES IV. Overview of the Module This module will emphasize the discussion on the syntactic categories of the language focusing on the word classes or lexical and grammatical categories, phrases, and clauses. In relation, this module underscores the relevance of syntax as a discipline to language teaching and learning, and its benefits to community and society. This also emphasizes the in-depth understanding on the different features of each lexical and grammatical category, as well as the functions of phrases and clauses. Furthermore, this module highlights their implications to language teaching and learning. V. Module Outcomes At the end of this module, you are expected to: • Demonstrate understanding of the features, characteristics, and functions of the differet lexical and grammatical categories • Analyze English sentences into constituent phrases and clauses • Discuss the implications of syntactic structures to the teaching of English grammar VI. General Instructions You must allot the necessary time to complete the lessons each week. If you choose not to complete the lesson using the schedule provided, you must understand that it is your full responsibility to complete them by the last day of completion. Time is of the essence. The module is designed to assess student understanding of the assigned lessons found within the associated content of the midterm and final period of the course. The assessment part of the module is composed of varied types of questions. You may see true/false, traditional multiple choice, matching, multiple answer, completion, and/or essay. Pay attention to the answer to the assessment questions as you move through each lesson. After each module you will be given a summative test. Your responses to the assessment parts of the module will be checked and recorded. Because the assessment questions are available within the whole completion period and because you can reference the answers to the questions within the content modules, we will not release the answers within modules. However, your professors are happy to 4 Lesson 1. LEXICAL AND GRAMMATICAL CATEGORIES Category refers to a set of items with similar characteristics. Items of the same category belong to the same unit since they usually have the same structural possibilities. One can therefore refer to categories of verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc. and also to their behavior as a group. For example, verbs act as predicators while the nouns often operate as head of the nominal group in the structure of a clause. Every category also has sub-classes as for instance in the cases of nouns being countable and uncountable (count and non-count nouns), proper and abstract while verbs can be transitive, intransitive or linking. According to Ndimele (1993), as cited by Kenesei (2018), in defining word classes three major criteria are considered. They are the form of the word, the meaning of the word and most importantly the function the word performs in a larger construction. In this lesson, the categorization of English words into classes and subclasses is done to prepare you for studying their behavior in larger constructions later. Lesson Objectives At the end of this lesson, you will be able to: • identify and explain the characteristics of the different open word classes; • analyze the functions of these classes; and, • appreciate the relevance of open word classes to the teaching and learning of English language. discuss the assessments with you during their consultation time, should you have any questions. Good luck. You may not work collaboratively. This is independent work. 5 Name Act Modify Connect Relate Getting Started Analyze and classify the words listed below. Use the matrix provided. Park Seo Joon creativity either...or in, on Hyun Bin about text (in text message) CCC his, my, our when, if, whose (is) singing they (to) love Ian Pangilinan
