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'''Grammar''' | '''Grammar''' | ||
= Parts of Speech = | == Parts of Speech == | ||
== nouns == | === nouns === | ||
== | * persons, places, things | ||
== | * proper nouns | ||
== conjugations = | ** nouns as modifiers | ||
*** ex. "dog food" | |||
*** see [http://myenglishgrammar.com/lesson-12-modifiers/4-nouns-as-modifiers.html Nouns as Modifiers (meg.com)] | |||
=== verbs === | |||
== | * 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 [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] | |||
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