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'''Grammar'''
'''Grammar'''
* = is from the Greek "art of letters" (words)
* = is from the Greek "art of letters" (words)
* technically, grammar is
** '''phonology''' = sounds that create word parts and words)
** '''morphology''' = how words are formed and interact with each other
** '''syntax''' = rules for the arrangement of words to create meaning
*** syntax defines the semantical purpose (meaning) of language


'''Article purpose'''
'''Article purpose'''
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*** ''-ent'' = having the condition of (the suffix indicates a noun)
*** ''-ent'' = having the condition of (the suffix indicates a noun)
* constituent parts of a sentence are those that we can consider coherent elements or groupings within a sentence
* constituent parts of a sentence are those that we can consider coherent elements or groupings within a sentence
** constituent parts operates as an heirarchy
** constituent parts operates as an hierarchy
*** i.e,. "Sam and I" = noun phrase that is made up of a noun + a conjunction + a noun
*** i.e,. "Sam and I" = noun phrase that is made up of a noun + a conjunction + a noun


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* the subject of a sentence may not logically be a single word
* the subject of a sentence may not logically be a single word
** a phrase = 2 or more words that do not contain a finite verb (verb that has a subject)
* a "subject phrase" is two or more words that collectively act as the "doer" or subject of a sentence
* a "subject phrase" is two or more words that collectively act as the "doer" or subject of a sentence
** ex. "The conditions are poor" is a complete sentence and thought, but lacks important details as to "conditions" of what?"
** ex. "The conditions are poor" is a complete sentence and thought, but lacks important details as to "conditions" of what?"
*** so a more complete "subject phrase" might be,  
*** so a more complete "subject phrase" might be,  
**** "''The weather conditions'' are poor"
**** "''The '''weather conditions''''' are poor"
**** "''The conditions of those teams'' are poor"
**** "''The '''conditions of those teams''''' are poor"
**** "''Being smart'' helps on that test"
**** "'''''Being smart''''' helps on that test"
 
=== subject clause ===
 
* just as a subject may be a compound phrase ("'''Getting there''' is the best part of the trip"), a noun clause (contains a finite verb) may act as a subject (or object).
* noun clauses tend to use "that" as a subordinating conjunction that creates the noun clause
* ex.
** '''''The team that played smarter, not harder''', won.''SUBJECT                                            | VERB |<---------------- subject clause --------------> | 
** ''A question I thought about beforehand escaped me when it was time to ask it''SUBJECT                                          | VERB |<---------------- subject clause ---------> | 


== Object ==
== Object ==
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=== object complement ===
=== object complement ===
* a word that modifies an object
* a word that modifies a direct object
** that is, it adds information to a direct object
*** as opposed to a subject complement, which adds information to a subject
** usually a noun, pronoun or adjective
* object complements follow verbs that express both an object of an action and a recipient of that action
* object complements follow verbs that express both an object of an action and a recipient of that action
** such as, ''appoint, call, create, declare, direct, elect, tell''
** such as, ''appoint, call, choose, create, declare, direct, elect, make, name, tell''
*** ''The committee appointed her president''
*** ex. to appoint:
*** ''My mom declared the cookies out of bounds''
**** ''The committee appointed her.''
>> to complete
***** her = the recipient of the action (direct object)
 
** if we add a complement to the object, we are describing what she was appointed to:
 
*** ''The committee appointed her president.''
**** note that "president" is not an indirect object
***** it is not the recipient of "appoint" therefore it is a "complement" to the object
**** ex.
***** ''The teacher considers the student '''worthy''''' (object complement adjective)
***** ''The workers painted the wall '''white''''' (object complement noun)
* object complements can also come in the form of phrases or clauses
** ''My mom declared the cookies '''out of bounds'''''  (prepositional phrase)
** ''The team selected the player '''who was the best''''' (relative clause object complement)
== Predicate ==
== Predicate ==
* from Latin ''praedicatum'' for "something declared"
* from Latin ''praedicatum'' for "something declared"
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** "The kids are hungry"
** "The kids are hungry"


{{Clause (grammar)}}
== Clause ==
{{:Clause (grammar)}}


== Phrase ==  
== Phrase ==  
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=== appositive phrase ===
=== appositive phrase ===
>> to do
 
* "appositive" is an adjective that means "next to"
** prefix '''''ap-''''' = towards
*** (related to the prefix "ad", but switches to "ap" when placed before a "P"
*** such as "apparent" which means "ap"/into + "parare"/visible, i.e. "into view or sight"
** root '''''posit''''' = is from Latin ''ponere'' for "to place", i.e., "in position"
** suffix -'''''ive''''' makes an adjective (from a verb)
* the '''appositive phrase''' is two or more words that are next to another word in order to clarify, define, or identify it
** note: a phrase is two or more words that does not contain a subject-verb
** ex.
*** ''"Jonas Samson''', a doctor of law,''' practices on the higher court"''
*** ''"My friend '''Tony the Shark''' is an excellent card player"''
*** ''"'''A thoughtful person''', she gives good advice"''
*** ''"'''An expert on trees, soil, and insects''', arborists have great information to help design your garden"''
** a single noun can be "in apposition" (thus it is not a phrase)
*** sometimes called "an appositive" (even though the words is technically an adjective)
*** ex.
**** ''"My friend '''Tony''' is an excellent card player"''
**** Ringing bells
** when in the form of a clause, the apposition is a noun clause
*** a clause has a subject + verb


=== complement or requisite phrase ===
=== complement or requisite phrase ===
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=== infinitive phrase ===
=== infinitive phrase ===
* infinitives = "to" form of a verb
* infinitive = the "to" form of a verb
** but that acts as a noun, adjective or adverb
* infinitives acts as a noun, adjective or adverb
*** ex. "I decided ''to go'' to the park"
* infinitives are formed by adding the particle "to" before a verb
**** "to go" is an infinitive phrase that acts as the direct object of the subject-verb "I decided"
** the infinitive indicates an action not as a direct action (verb) but as a thing or descriptor that indicates some action
**** i.e. it is the object of what "I decided"  
*** i.e., "to run" can be a noun, adjective or adverb, but it still indicates the action "run"
**** "to the park" is prepositional phrase that acts like an adverb that describes "to go", as in "where [I decided] to go"
* infinitive as a <u>noun</u>:
*** ex. "The teacher reminded the class to study for the test tomorrow"
** "'''''To go''' is the best decision"''
**** "the class" is the object of "the teacher reminded" and "to study" is an adverb that describes the verb "reminded"
*** "to go" is the subject of the sentence
***** "to study" may also be seen as a "object complement" in that it serves as the object of "reminded the class"
** "''I decided '''to go''' to the park''"
* note: sometimes the "to" is dropped although the verb is still an infinitive:
*** "to go" is the direct object of the subject-verb "I decided"
**** i.e. it is the object of what "I decided"
**** note that "to the park" is prepositional phrase that acts like an adverb that describes "to go", as in "where [I decided] to go"
** "''The teacher reminded the class '''to study''' for the test tomorrow"''
*** "the class" is the object of "the teacher reminded" and "to study" is an adverb that describes the verb "reminded"
*** "to study" may also be seen as a "object complement" in that it serves as the object of "reminded the class"
* infinitive as an adjective
** "''The dog wanted the cake '''to drop''' on the floor"''
*** "to drop" is an adjective that describes the "cake"
* infinitive as an adverb
** ''"Jonesy drove himself '''to learn"'''''
*** "to learn" is an adverb that describes the verb "drove"
**** note that in this sentence, "Jonesy drove himself to school", the "to" is a preposition and not a particle
* sometimes the "to" is dropped although the verb is still an infinitive:
** ex. "The waiter made me wait"
** ex. "The waiter made me wait"
*** "wait" can be a noun, but here it is acting as an infinitive verb (the action "to wait")
*** "wait" can be a noun, but here it is acting as an infinitive verb (the action "to wait")
* infinitives can have their own objects
** ''She bought flowers to make him happy''
*** "to make" modifies "bought" (as an adverb) or "flowers" (as an adjective)
*** "him" is the object of the infinitive "to make"
**** "happy" is the object complement of "him"
* see: [https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/mechanics/gerunds_participles_and_infinitives/infinitives.html Infinitives (owl.purdue.edu)]
* see: [https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/mechanics/gerunds_participles_and_infinitives/infinitives.html Infinitives (owl.purdue.edu)]


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== Style & usage ==
== Style & usage ==
>> note: to create larger entry for style & usage to be linked here <<
=== active versus passive voice ===
==== active voice====
* = the subject and verb are directly stated
** as in, ''He gave the dog a bone'' = subject + verb + indirect object + object
* transitive verbs (which require an object) are always active voice
** ''I ate the entire pizza''
==== passive voice ====
* = the verb acts upon the subject, i.e., the subject follows the verb
** as in, ''The dog was given a bone by them'' = object + verb + subject (+ prep/phrase)
* passive voice uses the auxiliary verb "to be" + the past participle of the action verb
** as in, ''The entire pizza '''was eaten''' by me''
* when to use passive voice:
** passive voice shifts the emphasis from the subject to the object of the sentence
*** so if the object of the sentence is the important idea, then passive voice is fine
*** especially if the subject is irrelevant to the idea:
*** ex. ''The dog was given a bone''
**** focus is on the dog and the bone, and we don't need to state who gave it the bone
* passive voice can be "weaselly" when used to avoid responsibility for something:
** Son: "''Dad, your favorite glass was broken''"
** Father: "''Who broke it?''"
** Son: "''Uh, somebody...''"
* see
** [[https://www.grammarly.com/blog/active-vs-passive-voice/ Active vs. Passive Voice (grammarly.com)]]
=== periods ===
=== periods ===
* inside or outside qoutations?  
* inside or outside qoutations?  
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=== introductory phrase ===
=== introductory phrase ===


* a phrase that introduces an independent clause
** usually a prepositional phrase or a participial phrase
*** ''"'''On Thursdays''', I get out."'' (prepositional phrase)
*** '''''"Feeling hungry,''' I bought some fries"'' (participial phrase)


== Modifiers ==
== Modifiers ==
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=== qualifiers ===
=== qualifiers ===
* qualifiers limit, or "qualify," the meaning of a word
* qualifiers limit, or "qualify," the meaning of a word
* qualifiers can be adverbs or determiners
* types of qualifiers:
* types of qualifiers:
>> to do
** adverbs: ''always, frequently sometimes, usually,''
 
** determiners: ''few, many, some,''
=== modifier errors: dangling modifiers ===
=== modifier errors: dangling modifiers ===
* a modifier that has no word or phrase to modify
* a modifier that has no word or phrase to modify
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=== Idiom/ Idiomatic ===
=== Idiom/ Idiomatic ===
* grammatical idiom
** words or phrases that are used simply because they are used
** = don't have specific rules
** note: prepositions are not idiomatic
* idiom as sayings or expressions
** idioms are common sayings that express an idea figuratively
*** but if taken literally are nonsensical
** ex.
*** "''Don't beat around the bush''"
*** "''Chip off the old block''"
*** "''Got the extra mile''"


=== Phrase ===
=== Phrase ===
=== Grammatical oddities ===
==== anacoluthon ====
>> see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacoluthon
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