Section (c) - Grammar - 4-6 marks
This is the one where you have to look out for slightly more complex things. You will NOT get any marks here for talking about spelling.
Things that tend to come up which you should look out for:
1. Archaic verb inflections (giveth, haveth, knoweth = third person archaic inflections ---- Givest, havest, knowest = second person archaic inlfections ---- Remember 'th' = third - dead easy to remember)
2. Verb phrases where verb precedes the negator ('know not' instead of 'does not know', 'try not' instead of 'does not try' - for additional security, you should also comment on how in modern times we would also include the auxilliary verb 'do'/'does' which is not present here.
3. Long, multi-clausal sentences which often start with a relative pronoun 'who, which, when', or a conjunction. This has become obsolete since standardisation.
4. Unusual syntax of other types - adverbs and verbs appearing in strange orders etc.
However, we simply don't know what will be tested here. Essentially, they will give you something which is odd or archaic from a grammar perspective, and they want you to use your knowledge and terms to DESCRIBE what is archaic about it.
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