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Grammar

Parts of Speech[edit | edit source]

nouns[edit | edit source]

persons, places, things
proper nouns
- nouns as modifiers
  - ex. "dog food"
  - see Nouns as Modifiers (meg.com)

verbs[edit | edit source]

express action/s
verb phrases
verb forms
- -ing
  - gerunds
    - verbs acting as nouns
    - ex.
      - "to swim" + -ing = "swimming" = a noun for the act of swimming
  - see Grammar: Verb Forms: "-ing," Infinitives, and Past Participles (Walden Univ)
  - Common Verb Tenses in Academic Writing (Walden Univ)
  - The -ing forms (ef.edu Resources for Learning English
- see

conjugations[edit | edit source]

see
- Verb conjugations

adverbs[edit | edit source]

adjectives[edit | edit source]

modify nouns

articles[edit | edit source]

definite
- the
- refers to a specific noun, usually already stated or defined
indefinite
a or an
- refers to a general noun, usually not already stated or defined
- indefinite articles are not used to refer to a general noun or one that cannot be counteed
  - ex. "water" cannot be counted, so "a water" is incorrect
    - "may I have a water" should be instead "may I have some water"
- zero articles
  - when the noun represents a generic idea, the article can be omitted
  - ex.
    - "They went on vacation" as opposed to "they went on a vacation "
see
- [https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/grammar/using_articles.html Purdue OWN Using Articles}
- What Are Articles?

pronouns[edit | edit source]

"pro" = for; "noun"
refer to a noun in oder to avoid repetition
pronoun forms
- subject
- object
- possessive
- comparisons
- see How to Pick Pronouns for Comparisons (Dummies)

prepositions[edit | edit source]

express relationship in time, place, or sequence

interjections[edit | edit source]

aside remarks or interruptions
exclamation
- expresses a spontaneous reaction or emotion
  - examples
    - "no!"
    - "okay"
    - "damn!"
    - "heh!"

Modifiers[edit | edit source]

https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/modifiers

Sentence Diagramming[edit | edit source]

diagraming sentences means identifying every part of speech of the words in a sentence
see Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Object Complements
- {https://parentingpatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2013-03-09-Using-Nouns-and-Noun-Phrases-as-Object-Complements-1.jpg]

Categories[edit | edit source]

Language Arts Language Arts Skills

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 '''Grammar'''
-= Parts of Speech =
+== Parts of Speech ==
-== nouns ==
+=== nouns ===
-== articles ==
+* persons, places, things
-== pronouns ==
+* proper nouns
-== conjugations ==
+** nouns as modifiers
-== prepositions ==
+*** ex. "dog food"
-== adverbs ==
+*** see [http://myenglishgrammar.com/lesson-12-modifiers/4-nouns-as-modifiers.html Nouns as Modifiers (meg.com)]
-== adjectives ==
+=== verbs ===
-== verbs ==
+* express action/s
-== interjections ==
+* verb phrases
+* verb forms
+** -ing
+***
+*** gerunds
+**** verbs acting as nouns
+**** ex.
+***** "to swim" + -ing = "swimming" = a noun for the act of swimming
+*** see [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/verbforms Grammar: Verb Forms: "-ing," Infinitives, and Past Participles (Walden Univ)]
+*** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/verbtensesMost Common Verb Tenses in Academic Writing (Walden Univ)]
+*** [https://www.ef.edu/english-resources/english-grammar/ing-forms/ The -ing forms (ef.edu Resources for Learning English]
+** see
+=== conjugations ===
+* see
+** [https://www.verbto.com/ Verb conjugations]
+=== adverbs ===
+=== adjectives ===
+* modify nouns
+=== articles ===
+* definite
+** the
+** refers to a specific noun, usually already stated or defined
+* indefinite
+* a or an
+** refers to a general noun, usually not already stated or defined
+** indefinite articles are not used to refer to a general noun or one that cannot be counteed
+*** ex. "water" cannot be counted, so "a water" is incorrect
+**** "may I have a water" should be instead "may I have some water"
+** zero articles
+*** when the noun represents a generic idea, the article can be omitted
+*** ex.
+**** "They went on vacation" as opposed to "they went on a vacation "
+* see
+** [https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/grammar/using_articles.html Purdue OWN Using Articles}
+** [https://www.grammarly.com/blog/articles/ What Are Articles?]
+=== pronouns ===
+* "pro" = for; "noun"
+* refer to a noun in oder to avoid repetition
+* pronoun forms
+** subject
+** object
+** possessive
+** comparisons
+** see [https://www.dummies.com/education/language-arts/grammar/how-to-pick-pronouns-for-comparisons/ How to Pick Pronouns for Comparisons (Dummies)]
+=== prepositions ===
+* express relationship in time, place, or sequence
+=== interjections ===
+* aside remarks or interruptions
+* exclamation
+** expresses a spontaneous reaction or emotion
+*** examples
+**** "no!"
+**** "okay"
+**** "damn!"
+**** "heh!"
+== Modifiers ==
+https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/modifiers
+=== Sentence Diagramming ===
+* diagraming sentences means identifying every part of speech of the words in a sentence
+* see [https://parentingpatch.com/using-nouns-noun-phrases-object-complements/ Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Object Complements]
+** {https://parentingpatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2013-03-09-Using-Nouns-and-Noun-Phrases-as-Object-Complements-1.jpg]
 == Categories ==
 [[Language Arts]]
 [[Language Arts Skills]]