Question

Which of the following is a structural word?

• A. Wings
• B. Because
• C. Months
• D. Later

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Because

"because" is indeed a structural word!

What are structural words?

• Structural words (also known as function words) are words that help organize a sentence and clarify its meaning, but they don't carry specific lexical meaning on their own. They serve grammatical purposes.

• Examples of structural words include:

  • Conjunctions (like because, and, but): These link ideas or parts of sentences.

  • Prepositions (like in, on, at): These show the relationship between other words in a sentence.

  • Articles (like a, an, the): These define nouns.

  • Auxiliary verbs (like is, are, have): These help form different tenses and structures.

In your example, "because" is a conjunction that connects a reason or cause to the main idea of a sentence, making it a structural word.