Question

Match the definition to the term. 1 . verbal a language which uses word order to express grammatical relationships 2 . analytic language the inflection of verbs; a class of verbs inflected in the same manner 3 . indicative mood the inflection of nouns; a class of nouns inflected in the same manner 4 . declension the verb form used to indicate a command or instruction 5 . synthetic language a word or phrase formed from a verb and acting as a noun or adjective; a participle, infinitive, or gerund 6 . imperative mood a language that uses inflections to communicate grammatical relationships 7 . conjugation the verb form indicating desire, supposition, or a situation contrary to fact or which may or may not exist 8 . subjunctive mood the verb form used in statements and questions

Answer 1

Answer:

Analytic language --- A language that uses word order to express grammatical relationships.

Conjugation --- The inflection of verbs; a class of verbs inflected in the same manner.

Declension --- The inflection of nouns; a class of nouns inflected in the same manner.

Imperative mood --- The verb form used to indicate a command or instruction.

Verbal --- A word or phrase formed from a verb and acting as a noun or adjective; a participle, infinitive, or gerund.

Synthetic language --- A language that uses inflections to communicate grammatical relationships.

Subjunctive mood --- The verb form indicating desire, supposition, or a situation contrary to fact or that may or may not exist.  

Indicative mood --- The verb form used in statements and questions.

Explanation:

• Indicative, imperative and subjunctive are the three moods we use in the English Language. While the indicative is the verb form we use to point out facts, the imperative mood is used for commands and requests. Finally, the subjunctive mood is used when we talk about hypothetical situations, describe our wishes, etc.

• Analytic language is the language we use to describe the relationships between words, while synthetic language is a language used to describe syntactic relations between sentences.

• Conjugation and declension are similar terms - the first one stands for the inflection of verbs, while the latter stands for the inflection of nouns.

• A verbal is a word that looks like a verb, but functions as a noun.