Grammar
PARTS OF SPEECH
Nouns = person, place, or thing
Pronoun = stand in for a noun
Adjective = describes a noun or pronoun
Verb = action
Adverb = describes a verb
Conjunction = connects parts of a sentence (and, or, but, etc.)
Article = specifies noun (ex. the, a, etc.)
Preposition = shows relation between words (over, for, on, etc.)
CLAUSES
A clause contains a subject and a verb (plus whatever is necessary to complete the meaning of the expression—aka the "complement"). A clause can be independent (stands on its own without another clause) or dependent (needs another clause).
COMPLETE SENTENCES
A complete sentence needs an actor (the "subject"), a verb, and often a recipient of the action ("direct object"). Whether a sentence requires an object depends on whether the verb is "transitive" (requires an object) or "intransitive" (doesn’t take an object).
PARTS OF SPEECH
Nouns = person, place, or thing
Pronoun = stand in for a noun
Adjective = describes a noun or pronoun
Verb = action
Adverb = describes a verb
Conjunction = connects parts of a sentence (and, or, but, etc.)
Article = specifies noun (ex. the, a, etc.)
Preposition = shows relation between words (over, for, on, etc.)
CLAUSES
A clause contains a subject and a verb (plus whatever is necessary to complete the meaning of the expression—aka the "complement"). A clause can be independent (stands on its own without another clause) or dependent (needs another clause).
COMPLETE SENTENCES
A complete sentence needs an actor (the "subject"), a verb, and often a recipient of the action ("direct object"). Whether a sentence requires an object depends on whether the verb is "transitive" (requires an object) or "intransitive" (doesn’t take an object).