CALT Syntax and Sentence Structure 3

Question 1

Morphosyntax refers to the intersection of:

Accepted Answer

Morphology meaning word structure and syntax meaning sentence structure

Answer

Morphosyntax describes grammatical phenomena at the intersection of morphology and syntax, such as agreement markers and inflectional suffixes.

Question 2

Teaching students to use signal words such as although, therefore, and however in writing primarily develops:

Accepted Answer

Syntactic and discourse-level writing skill by marking logical relationships between ideas

Answer

Signal words mark the logical relationship between clauses and sentences, developing syntactic complexity and cohesion in written expression.

Question 3

A student consistently writes The dogs runs fast reflecting confusion with subject-verb agreement. This most likely reflects a weakness in:

Accepted Answer

Morphosyntactic awareness specifically agreement marking

Answer

Subject-verb agreement errors reflect a morphosyntactic weakness, specifically difficulty applying the grammatical rule that the verb must agree in number with the subject.

Question 4

A CALT working on sentence-level writing with a student might use sentence expansion activities, which involve:

Accepted Answer

Adding modifying phrases and clauses to a basic kernel sentence to develop syntactic complexity

Answer

Sentence expansion activities develop syntactic fluency by teaching students to add descriptive, adverbial, and relative clauses to basic sentences, building complexity and precision in writing.

Question 5

Understanding complex inverted conditional sentences such as Had she studied she would have passed the test requires:

Accepted Answer

Advanced syntactic knowledge of inverted conditional constructions

Answer

Inverted conditionals use subject-auxiliary inversion instead of if, requiring advanced syntactic knowledge to parse correctly and understand as a conditional relationship.

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CALT Syntax and Sentence Structure 3