English Grammar

Basic Grammar ReviewThe Basic Parts of SpeechEight Parts of SpeechNounsPronounsAdjectivesAdverbsConjunctionsPrepositionsVerbsInterjections

What is a NOUN? Word that namesA Person

An IdeaA ThingA PlaceNoun :Kinds of Nouns

.What is a VERB?The VerbA word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statementLinkingbe verbs&tastefeelsoundlookappearbecomeseemgrowremainstaySubjectpredicateActionEvery sentence must haveaVERB

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Kinds of VerbsAction verbs express mental or physical action.

Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it.He rode the horse to victory.He has been sick.

What is a Pronoun?The PronounThe pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.Personal PronounsI, me, mineyou, your, yoursshe, her, hers,it, itswe,us, our, oursthey, them, their, theirsmyselfyourselfIndefinite Pronounsanybodyeacheithernonesomeone, one, etc.Interrogative PronounswhowhomwhatwhichwhoseDemonstrative PronounsthisthatthesethoseAn ADJECTIVE is???The AdjectiveModifies or describes a noun or pronoun.Is that a wool sweater?Just give me five minutes.Did you lose your addressbook?Answers these questions:What kind?Which?How many?

14How about an ADVERB?The AdverbModifies or describesa verb, an adjective,or another adverb.Answers the questions:How?He ran quickly.She left yesterday.When?We went there.Where?It was too hot!To what degree or how much?

Kinds of AdverbsInterrogativeAdverbsintroduce questionsHow?When?Where?

How often?How did you break your leg?When does your plane leave?

How often do you run?Where did you put the mouse trap?

A PREPOSITION?The PrepositionA preposition introduces a noun or pronoun or a phrase or clause functioning in the sentenceas a noun. The word or word group that thepreposition introduces is its object. It shows relationshipThey received a postcard from Bobby telling

about his trip to Canada.The preposition never stands alone!

prepositionnounpronounobject ofprepositionprepositionobjectcan have more thanone objectobject can have modifiersYou can press those leaves under glass.Her telegram to Nina and Ralph brought good news.It happened during the last examination.Some Common Prepositionsaboardaboutaboveacrossafteragainst alongamongaround atbefore

behindbelowbeneathbesidebetweenbeyondbydown during except forfrominintolikeofoffonoverpastsincethroughthroughouttotowardunderunderneathuntilupuponwithwithinwithout

What is a CONJUNCTION?The conjunctionA conjunction is a word that joins wordsor groups of words.

and

orbuteither/orneither/nor

Coordinating ConjunctionsAndButForNor Or Yet SoIt may help you remember these conjunctions by recalling that they all have fewer than four letters. Also, remember the acronym FANBOYS: For-And-Nor-But-Or-Yet-So. Be careful of the words then and now; neither is a coordinating conjunction, so what we say about coordinating conjunctions' roles in a sentence and punctuation does not apply to those two words.

Subordinating Conjunctions are conjunctions that come at the beginning of clauses and make a clause dependent on another clauseSince he went to the store (now a dependent clause and must be connected to an independent clause)Since he went to the store, I am able to have my ice cream.

The interjectionis an exclamatory word that expressesemotion

Goodness! What a cute baby!

Wow! Look at thatsunset!Common Nouns

boy

girl

Proper Nouns

John

Mary

Singular Nouns

boy

girlPlural Nouns

boys

girls

Singular Possessive

boys

girlsPlural Possessive

boys

girls