Grammar: Difference between revisions

From A+ Club Lesson Planner & Study Guide
(→‎verbs: fixing verb forms)
Line 17: Line 17:
** infinitive
** infinitive
** conjugations
** conjugations
** -ing forms
** participles
*** gerunds
*** verb forms that act like an adjective
**** verbs acting as nouns
*** "past participle"
**** example:
**** use the -ed forms
**** where the simple past tense of a verb is used to show a condition of something
*** examples:
**** "Boiled water is sanitized"
*** "present participle"
**** uses the -ing form
examples:
**** "Boiling water becomes sanitized"
** gerund
*** verbs that act as nouns
*** use the -ing form
*** examples
***** "to swim" + -ing = "swimming" = a noun for the act of swimming
***** "to swim" + -ing = "swimming" = a noun for the act of swimming
*** gerunds are often interchangeable with infinitives
*** gerunds are often interchangeable with infinitives
*** example"
**** I hate doing math" versus "I hate to do math"
**** I hate doing math" versus "I hate to do math"
** See
* See
*** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/verbforms Grammar: Verb Forms: "-ing," Infinitives, and Past Participles (Walden Univ)]
** [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://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]
** [https://www.ef.edu/english-resources/english-grammar/ing-forms/ The -ing forms (ef.edu Resources for Learning English]
** see
** [https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/participles.htm Grammar-Monster.com participles]


=== conjugations ===
=== conjugations ===

Revision as of 23:12, 8 February 2021

Grammar

See Word Parts of Speech & Grammar Rules for list of commonly used words, their parts of speech categories, and the rules governing their use

Parts of Speech[edit | edit source]

nouns[edit | edit source]

verbs[edit | edit source]

  • express action/s
  • verb phrases
  • verb forms
    • infinitive
    • conjugations
    • participles
      • verb forms that act like an adjective
      • "past participle"
        • use the -ed forms
        • where the simple past tense of a verb is used to show a condition of something
      • examples:
        • "Boiled water is sanitized"
      • "present participle"
        • uses the -ing form

examples:

conjugations[edit | edit source]

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

pronouns[edit | edit source]

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]

Categories[edit | edit source]

Grammar Language Arts Language Arts Skills