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GENDER OF NOUNS
Gender of Nouns there are four different genders of nouns; Masculine, Feminine,
Common, and neuter.
FUNCTIONS OF NOUNS
Subject it refers to the person, thing, place or idea that the sentence is talking
about.
Subject Complement it is a noun that comes after the linking verb and which
replaces or means the same thing as the subject.
Appositive it is a word or phrase that comes after the subject.
Direct Object it is a noun that directly receives the action of the verb.
Indirect Object it is a noun that indirectly receives the action of the verb.
Object of the preposition it is a noun that comes after the preposition in a
prepositional phrase.
KINDS OF PRONOUNS
Personal Pronouns it is a kind of pronoun that replaces the name of a person.
Demonstrative Pronouns describes a location or a position of a subject.
Interrogative Pronouns usually introduces a question.
Relative Pronouns is a pronoun which links back to its antecedent.
Indefinite Pronouns refers to one or more unspecified beings, objects, or places.
Reciprocal Pronouns expresses mutual actions or relationship.
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns refers back to the subject of the sentence
while an intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent, or the subject of the
sentence.
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement that pronouns function as a substitute for a
noun. The antecedent is the word to which the pronoun refers.
Pronoun Determiners is a pronoun in form that functions not as a substitute but
as a modifier.
KINDS OF VERBS
Verb is the part of speech that expresses an action or state of being.
Action Verb expresses a physical or mental action.
Linking Verb tells what the subject is or is like.
Helping Verb is a verb that helps the main verb tell about an action or make a
statement.
Different Forms of Verbs a verb has various form; the present, the present
participle, the past, and the past participle.
Subject Verb Agreement the subject and the verb in a sentence are essential
elements in grammar.
ADJECTIVES
Adjective - is a word used to describe or modify a noun or a pronoun.
Descriptive Adjective answers the question what kind?
Limiting Adjective answers the following question: Which one?, Whose?,
How many?, How much?, What position in a series?.
Comparing Adjectives adjectives have three degrees of comparison; positive,
comparative, and superlative.
Order of Adjectives the proper order of adjectives are Determiner, Ordinal,
Cardinal, Size, Shape, Age, Color, Origin, Material, Qualifier or Purpose.
KINDS OF ADVERBS
Adverb modifies a verb, on adjective, or another adverb.
Adverb of Manner describes how something happens.
Adverb of Place tells where something happens.
Adverb of Time tells when something happens.
Adverb of Frequency tells how frequent or how often something happens.
Adverb of Degree tells the degree or extent to which something happens.
POSITION OF ADVERBS
Front before the subject.
Mid between the subject and the verb.
End after the verb or object.
DEGREE OF ADVERBS
Positive Degree is the base form of the adverb. In the positive degree, no
comparison is made.
SENTENCE PATTERNS
Subject + Intransitive Verb (S-IV) this sentence pattern includes the subject and
an intransitive verb.
Intransitive Verb does not require to receiver on the action.
Subject + Linking Verb + Complement (S-LV-C) this sentence pattern includes the
subject, a linking verb, and a complement.
Complement follows a linking verb and rename or describes the subject.