Hokkien dialects are analytic; in a sentence, the arrangement of words is important to its meaning. A basic sentence follows the subject–verb–object pattern (i.e. a subject is followed by a verb then by an object), though this order is often violated because Hokkien dialects are topic-prominent. Unlike synthetic languages, seldom do words indicate time, gender and plural by inflection. Instead, these concepts are expressed through adverbs, aspect markers, and grammatical particles, or are deduced from the context. Different particles are added to a sentence to further specify its status or intonation. COUNT 5
QSN1 In Hokkien dialects, the arrangent of words is important to what? ANS1 meaning QSN2 What pattern does a basic Hokkien sentence follow? ANS2 subject–verb–object QSN3 Being topic prominant, what basic sentence pattern is often not used? ANS3 subject–verb–object QSN4 Unlike synthetic languages, what do Hokkien sentences not indicate? ANS4 time, gender and plural QSN5 What is added to sentences to specify status or tone? ANS5 Different particles