Grammar

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Grammar

  • Note: "punctuation" is a sub-category of "grammar" <<tbd structure for separate punctuation entry or not

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

[category: Grammar] [category: Language Arts] [category: Language Arts Skills] [category: Parts of Speech] [category: Punctuation]] [category: Word Parts of Speech & Grammar Rules]

clause[edit | edit source]

(not Santa)

dependent clause[edit | edit source]

dominant clause[edit | edit source]

independent clause[edit | edit source]

subordinate clause[edit | edit source]

conjunctions[edit | edit source]

  • see parts of speech
The 7 coordinating conjunctions
Alphab. list FANBOYS list
and F for
but A and
for N nor
or B but
nor O or
so Y yet
yet S so

coordinating conjunctions[edit | edit source]

  • = combine independent clauses (clauses that can stand as sentences on their own)

subordinating conjunctions[edit | edit source]

  • = conjunctions that "subordinate" or turn an independent clause into a subordinate clause, i.e., a sentence that cannot stand on its own

Click EXPAND for partial list of subordinating conjunctions

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Introductory clauses & phrases[edit | edit source]

introductory clause[edit | edit source]

  • provides information or context to set up a dominant clause
  • = a dependent clause (does not stand as a complete sentence)
  • usually begin with a subordinating conjunction
    • ex. "If you want to do well on the test, use the study guide"

introductory phrase[edit | edit source]

Modifiers, qualifiers & intensifiers[edit | edit source]

Modifiers[edit | edit source]

  • modifiers change or add or "modify" the meaning of a word or sentence
  • modifiers provide or extent additional meaning to the reader
  • types of modifiers
    • adjectives
    • prepositions
      • prepositional phrases
    • adverbs
    • verbs as modifiers
      • participle phrase
  • other
    • adjective clause
    • infinitive phrase
    • adverbial clause
    • absolute phrase
    • Nouns as modifiers

Qualifiers[edit | edit source]

  • qualifiers limit, or "qualify," the meaning of a word
  • types of qualifiers:

>> to do

Intensifiers[edit | edit source]

  • enhance or strengthen the meaning of a word
    • (opposite of qualifiers which limit the meaning of a word)
  • intensifiers are adverbs (which modify verbs and adjectives), such as "he ran very fast" or "he was very late"
  • intensifiers can also act as adjectives in order to intensify an noun,
    • as in "a total lie"
  • types of intensifiers:
    • positive intensifiers:
      • very, extremely, absolutely, greatly, totally, highly, particularly, seriously, etc.
    • negative intensifiers:
      • never, at all, dangerously, never, etc.
    • intensifiers that can be both positive or negative:
      • awfully, completely

Sources for modifiers, qualifiers & intensifiers


Sentence Diagramming[edit | edit source]