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Grammar | |||
Syntax | |||
== Parts of Speech == | == Parts of Speech == | ||
* categories for the role of a word in a sentence | |||
* such as adjective, adverb, noun, verb, etc. | |||
* many words can operate across or as different parts of speech | |||
** ex., an "attributive noun" acts as an adjective that modifies another noun ("'''''dog''''' food") | |||
== Modifier == | |||
* a word or set of words that "modify" or change, add to, qualify, or describe another word or another part of a sentence | |||
* some parts of speech are modifiers: | |||
** adjective, adverb, article, determiner, preposition | |||
* phrases and clauses can also act as modifiers | |||
== Sentence Parts == | == Sentence Parts == | ||
=== Subject === | |||
* a noun | |||
* the actor | |||
* i.e., the person place or thing that does the action | |||
* in grammar, "subject" is in the sense of "to subject" or "to force into submission" | |||
** as in the "doer" of the sentence, the actor that causes the action | |||
* also related to the word "'''subjective,'''" which means "from the perspective of" | |||
=== Verb === | |||
* word that expresses an action ("make") or existence ("be") | |||
* '''infinitive''' = "to" + the verb , as in "to make" | |||
** infinitives express the action in general but not the action itself | |||
** infinitives can operate as nouns or adjectives | |||
*** as in "I want '''''to go'''''" ("to go" = the object of the verb "want") | |||
=== Predicate === | |||
* expresses what happens to the subject | |||
* i.e., = the verb + the result or outcome of an action | |||
=== Object === | |||
* the recipient of the action | |||
** i.e., | |||
* direct object | |||
* indirect object | |||
=== Sentence === | === Sentence === | ||
* a grammatically complete thought | * a grammatically complete thought | ||
** contains a subject & verb/predicate | ** contains a subject & verb/predicate |