QUESTIONNAIRE
LEXICO-GRAMMATICAL UNIT
What are Lexico-grammatical features?
1. Answer with true or false according to the lexico- grammatical features.
● Lexico-grammatical features refer to the interaction between lexis
(vocabulary) and grammar. ( )
● The plural morpheme 's' in the lexical item 'tables' is an example of a
lexico-grammatical feature. ( )
● Lexico-grammatical features are always easy to categorize as either
grammatical or lexical, as they are clearly defined and distinct. ( )
ANSWER: TRUE, TRUE, FALSE
2. What is an example of a lexico-grammatical feature as described in the
passage?
A. The meaning of the word "table."
B. The collocation of "table" with other words.
C. The grammatical function of the plural morpheme -s in "tables."
D. The semantic relationship between "table" and "chair."
Parts of speech
1. In which way these categories (the parts of speech) help us?
a. It helps us to determine how words function into a sentence.
b. It helps us to understand the meaning of these categories.
c. It helps us to determine the differences between pronouns and nouns.
2. Depending on the context, highlight and write which is Form and which stay in
the same Form.
Answer 1: SAME FORM
A:Oh my god, look at this light. We need to change it, the room is so dark. Please, could you
give me my tools? They are on the floor.
B: No problem. Wow, they are so light. I thought they would be heavy.
Answer 2: FORM
B: When I was a child, I behaved very well.
A: I understand, but don't yell at them like that, they are just children, they love to play and
get their hands dirty.
B: I know, I was bad. Childhood is different.
A: Yes, it is.
Suffixes and Grammar
1. Write the correct type of suffixe according to the definition
● A suffix that changes the grammatical information of a word (tense, number) is a
Grammatical suffix (inflectional)
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A suffix that changes the lexical category or meaning of a word (part of speech) is a
Lexical suffix (derivational)
2. Use the correct grammatical suffix to make a new word. Complete the sentence
with it.
-s, -es, -ing, -ed, -er, -est
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There are many books (book) on the shelf.
We have three dogs (dog) at home.
He always watches (watch) Tv at night.
They visited (visit) the museum last Saturday.
We danced (dance) all night at the party.
He is cooking (cook) dinner for the family.
Her house is bigger (big) than mine.
She is the smartest (smart) student in the class.
The dishes (dish) in the sink need to be cleaned.
Function words and lexis
1. In the sentence "She enjoys reading books in the library," which words are
content words?
A. She, in, the
B. enjoys, reading, books, library
C. enjoys, in, library
D. She, books, in
2. Match the function words and content words with their definition and examples.
Grammar patterns and lexis
1. Complete the following statements using the words in the box.
Lexico - meaning - verbs - certain - dependent - random combination - particles - separation - adverbs - verbs meaning.
____________ prepositions are a ____________ of specific _________, adjectives and
nouns, and they are used in _________ phrases.
Phrasal ________ combine with _______ and _______ their ________.
Answers: Dependent - combination - verbs - certain
Verbs - particles - change - meaning
2. True and false
● Infinitive form is used after certain verbs and gerunds are used after certain
adjectives. This is a rule. ( )
● We can use the Infinitive form after certain adjectives. ( )
Answers: F, T.
3. Write a X, identifying which are collocations or a grammatical patterns:
COLLOCATIONS
1.Take a risk
2. Break a promise
3.I have been working
4.Make an effort
5. I will go to the store
6. Give advice
7. She is singing
beautifully
Answers:
Collocations: 1,2,4,6.
Grammatical Patterns:3,5,7.
GRAMMATICAL
PATTERNS