Morphology and Syntax Extra Credit Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. the subject performs the verb
  2. 5. the way words are put together to form phrases and clauses
  3. 7. a collection of phrases with a subject and a predicate
  4. 9. this grammatical class introduces and elaborates a noun phrase, it can be a limiting adjective but not always
  5. 12. the third largest group of words in a lexicon
  6. 13. this grammatical class modifies the verb
  7. 17. conjunctions that link clauses of unequal weight
  8. 18. the verb that acts on a noun or pronoun
  9. 19. noun phrase + verb phrase
  10. 21. adjectives that modify nouns but come from a different grammatical class to do so
  11. 22. the to be verb that serves as the principal descriptor of an action or state of being
  12. 23. a clause that can exist apart from any other language elements
  13. 24. it is a function word that replaces the noun, reduces redundancy, increases efficiency, changes form with case, and requires a clear referent
  14. 25. function words that link or conjoin ideas
Down
  1. 2. words that are derived from verbs and appear in a clause with a verb but do not replace the verb
  2. 3. conjunctions that link clauses of equal weight
  3. 4. this type of morpheme changes the form of a word, but not the meaning
  4. 6. the function of this grammatical class is to connect nouns and pronouns to the antecedent
  5. 8. it is 1 independent clause and everything attached to the clause (e.g. additional phrases and dependent clauses)
  6. 10. this type of morpheme changes the form, meaning, and/or grammatical class of the word
  7. 11. the smallest, meaningful unit of language
  8. 14. adjective that describe some characteristic, feature, or quality of a noun
  9. 15. the verb that provides additional information to clarify the action or state of being of the main verb
  10. 16. the verb acts on the subject
  11. 20. it is a content word that is a person, place, thing, or abstract concept