Overview

Framework:
Access to HE
Level:
Level 3
Unit No:
QU010767
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
Not available

Qualification Grading Type

Ungraded

Grade Descriptors

  • Ungraded

Unit Learning Outcomes

1

Understand what is meant by grammar.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1
    Explain how the term "grammar" is used in the study of language.
  • 1.2
    Analyse at least four grammatical rules of sentence formation in English.

2

Understand word classes.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1
    Analyse how words are classified according to form, function and meaning.
  • 2.2
    Analyse six morphological rules in English.

3

Understand phrase classes.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1
    Analyse four types of phrase in terms of structure and function.
  • 3.2
    Analyse the phrases in a simple sentence.

4

Understand clause components in sentence structure.

Assessment Criteria

  • 4.1
    Analyse the clause structure in a straightforward example of a compound and complex sentence.
  • 4.2
    Analyse the clause structure of a range of complex and compound structures.

5

Understand function classes in straightforward sentence structures.

Assessment Criteria

  • 5.1
    Identify the function classes in a straightforward sentence.
  • 5.2
    Analyse at least four typical sentence structures in English.

6

Understand the grammatical structures in a text.

Assessment Criteria

  • 6.1
    Analyse text in terms of one of the following: form classes, function classes and clause structure.