Section 4: Interactive Answers

Below are explanations to select interactive exercises:

Inflectional #1

  1. acknowledged - verb past participle - adjectival, modifying TRUTH
  2. entering - verb present participle - gerund, nominal, object of the preposition ON
  3. fixed - verb past participle - main verb with participle inflection (passive) (TRUTH is subject)
  4. minds - noun plural
  5. surrounding - verb present participle - adjectival, modifying FAMILIES
  6. families - noun plural
  7. considered - verb past participle - main verb with participle inflection (passive) (HE is subject)
  8. daughters - noun plural

Inflectional #6

  1. had - verb past tense - auxiliary in main verb phrase of relative clause (WHO is subject)
  2. been - verb past participle - main verb with participle inflection of first relative clause (WHO is subject)
  3. boys - noun plural
  4. discovered - verb past tense - main verb of independent clause (GENTLEMEN is subject)
  5. loved - verb past tense - main verb of nominal that-clause
  6. nipped - verb past tense - compound main verb of second relative clause (WHO is subject)
  7. trying - verb present participle - gerund, nominal, direct object of GAVE UP
  8. trying - verb present participle - adjectival, modifying HIM
  9. going - verb present participle - adjectival, modifying HIM
  10. slamming - verb present participle - adjectival, modifying HIM

Form-Class Words #3

  1. is - main verb - since this is a main verb, and not an auxiliary, then it must be identified as a form-class word
  2. truth - noun - can accept noun inflections - follows an indefinite article
  3. universally - adverb - has adverb-making morpheme (-ly) - precedes and modifies a past-participle verb
  4. acknowledged - verb - past participle - functioning adjectivally to modify TRUTH
  5. single - adjective - can accept MORE and MOST - precedes and modifies a noun (MAN)
  6. families - noun plural
  7. possession - noun - can accept noun inflections - follows a preposition (IN) and serves as its object
  8. good - adjective - atypical - precedes and modifies a noun (FORTUNE)
  9. fortune - noun - can accept noun inflections - follows an indefinite article and is modified by an adjective
  10. be - main verb - follows an auxiliary (MUST) and appears in its base form
  11. want - noun - can (basically) accept noun inflections - follows a preposition (IN) and serves as its object
  12. wife - noun - can accept noun inflections - follows a preposition (OF) and serves as its object - also follows an indefinite article

Form-Class Words #6

  1. long - adverb - part of phrasal subordinator - appears at beginning of sentence
  2. ignorance - noun - part of a compound subject - precedes main verb (EXIST)
  3. poverty - noun - part of a compound subject - precedes main verb (EXIST)
  4. exist - verb - main verb of subordinate clause - can accept verb inflections
  5. earth - noun - can accept noun inflections - follows a preposition (ON) and serves as its object
  6. books - noun - has noun inflection (-s) - subject of independent clause (main verb CANNOT FAIL)
  7. nature - noun - follows a preposition (OF) and serves as its object - also follows a definite article
  8. Les Miserables - Proper Noun - follows a preposition (OF) and serves as its object
  9. fail - main verb - follows an auxiliary (CAN) and appears in its base form
  10. be - verb - follows an infinitive marker and appears in its base form
  11. use - noun - can accept noun inflections - follows a preposition (OF) and serves as its object - NOTE: USE can also be a verb, but if you analyze it in context in this sentence, it is clearly a noun

Structure-Class Words #4

  1. my - possessive determiner - precedes a noun (ANCESTORS)
  2. had - auxiliary - precedes and inflects a main verb (BEEN)
  3. for - preposition - precedes a nominal object (MANY YEARS)
  4. many - indefinite determiner - precedes a noun (YEARS)
  5. and - coordinating conjunction - coordinates two nouns (COUNSELLORS; SYNDICS)
  6. and - coordinating conjunction - coordinates two independent clauses - comma preceding coordinating conjunction is oftentimes a KEY MARKER for independent clauses
  7. my - possessive determiner - precedes a noun (FATHER)
  8. had - auxiliary - precedes and inflects a main verb (FILLED)
  9. several - indefinite determiner - precedes a noun (SITUATIONS)
  10. with - preposition - precedes a nominal object (HONOUR AND REPUTATION)
  11. and - coordinating conjunction - coordinates two nouns (HONOUR; REPUTATION)

Structure-Class Words #7

  1. he - pronoun - serves as subject - unclear antecedent
  2. his - possessive determiner - precedes a nominal (YOUNGER DAYS)
  3. by - preposition - precedes a nominal object (THE AFFAIRS)
  4. the - definite article - precedes a noun (AFFAIRS)
  5. of - preposition - precedes a nominal object (HIS COUNTRY)
  6. his - possessive determiner - precedes a nominal (COUNTRY)

All Words in a Sentence #3

  1. they - personal pronoun - serves as subject of the independent clause
  2. were - verb - main verb
  3. admirable - adjective - will accept MORE and MOST - precedes and modifies a noun (THINGS)
  4. things - noun - has noun inflection - nominal subject complement
  5. for - preposition - precedes a nominal object (THE OBSERVER)
  6. the - definite article - precedes a noun (OBSERVER)
  7. observer - noun - has noun-making morpheme (-er) - can take all noun inflections
  8. excellent - adjective - will accept MORE and MOST - modifies a noun (THINGS)
  9. for - preposition - precedes a nominal object (DRAWING THE VEIL)
  10. drawing - verb present participle - gerund - nominal - object of the preposition FOR
  11. the - definite article - precedes a noun (VEIL)
  12. veil - noun - can accept noun inflections - direct object of gerund (DRAWING)
  13. from - preposition - precedes a nominal object (MEN'S MOTIVES AND ACTIONS)
  14. men's - possessive determiner - has possessive inflection - precedes compound nominal (MOTIVES AND ACTIONS)
  15. motives - noun - has noun inflection - part of compound object of the preposition FROM
  16. and - coordinating conjunction - coordinates two nouns (MOTIVES; ACTIONS)
  17. actions - noun - has noun inflection - part of compound object of the preposition FROM

All Words in a Sentence #6

  1. when - subordinator - precedes clause - clause functions adverbially
  2. my - possessive determiner - precedes a noun (FATHER)
  3. father - noun - can accept noun inflections - subject of subordinate clause
  4. appeared - verb past tense - main verb of subordinate clause (FATHER is subject)
  5. he - pronoun - serves as subject - clear antecedent (FATHER)
  6. called - verb past tense - main verb of independent clause (HE is subject)
  7. roughly - adverb - has adverb-making morpheme (-ly) - precedes and modifies main verb (CALLED)
  8. for - preposition - precedes a nominal object (A GLASS)
  9. a - indefinite article - precedes a noun (GLASS)
  10. glass - noun - can accept noun inflections - object of the preposition FOR
  11. of - preposition - precedes a nominal object (RUM)
  12. rum - noun - object of the preposition OF

 

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