Grammar
Usage
Punctuation
Nouns
Nouns are people, places, things, and ideas.
Pronouns
Pronouns are used to replace nouns in order to reduce repetitiveness.
There are four types of pronouns:
Personal Pronouns: A personal pronoun refers to a specific noun
There are four types of pronouns:
Personal Pronouns: A personal pronoun refers to a specific noun
- she, he, it, they, them2.
- her, his, their, our, its
- myself, itself, herself, himself, ourselves, themselves
- Who is used when the relative pronoun refers to a person in the main clause, and is the subject of the relative clause
- Whom is used when the relative pronoun refers to a person in the main clause, and is the object of the relative clause
- That is used when the relative pronoun refers to a thing in the main clause, and it connects a relative clause that is pertinent to understanding the main clause
- Which is used when the relative pronoun refers to a thing in the main clause, and it connects a relative clause that is not pertinent to understand the main clause
- Whose is used when the relative pronouns refers to a person or thing in the main clause and it indicates possession
Verbs
Verbs are parts of speech that show action, occurence, or state of being.
There are three types of verbs:
Action Verbs: Action verbs are used to show an action, or something that a noun can physically do.
There are two formal verb tenses used in the English language: perfect and progressive.
The perfect verb tense is used to show that an action has been perfectly completed (even if it has not yet happened, it will be perfectly completed).
There are three types of verbs:
Action Verbs: Action verbs are used to show an action, or something that a noun can physically do.
- Susie ran to the store.
- Susie is fast.
- Susie will run to the store.
There are two formal verb tenses used in the English language: perfect and progressive.
The perfect verb tense is used to show that an action has been perfectly completed (even if it has not yet happened, it will be perfectly completed).
- The perfect verb tense is created by adding -ed to the action verb and using a form of the helping verb has in front of the action to indicate occurence.
- The dog had jumped over the fence.
- The dog has jumped over the fence.
- The dog will have jumped over the fence.
- The progressive tense is created by adding -ing to the action verb and using a form of the helping verb -to be in front of the action to indicate occurence.
- The dog was jumping over the fence.
- The dog is jumping over the fence.
- The dog will be jumping over the fence.
Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives are used to describe or modify nouns and pronouns. These typically indicate what kind, how many, or which one.
Adverbs are used to describe or modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. These typically indicate how, when, where, how often, or how much.
Both adjectives and adverbs can be positive, comparative, and superlative.
A positive adjective or adverb simply describes or modifies.
Adverbs are used to describe or modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. These typically indicate how, when, where, how often, or how much.
Both adjectives and adverbs can be positive, comparative, and superlative.
A positive adjective or adverb simply describes or modifies.
- The dog is fluffy.
- The girl ran quickly.
- My dog is fluffier than your dog.
- The girl ran quicker than the boy.
- My dog is the fluffiest on the planet.
- The girl ran the quickest among the group.
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Prepositions are parts of speech that indicate the position of a noun or pronoun in time, space, or directionality.
The object of the preposition is the pronoun or noun that follows the preposition.
The prepositional phrase includes the preposition, object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object.
Alice climbed up the slippery glass table legs.
She slipped through the tiny keyhole.
The object of the preposition is the pronoun or noun that follows the preposition.
The prepositional phrase includes the preposition, object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object.
Alice climbed up the slippery glass table legs.
She slipped through the tiny keyhole.