Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Grammar Post

Well i am at a loss for specifically what i need in grammar.. not saying by any means that i am perfect but i found a site that had english grammar terms and just briefly explained everything reviewing even simple things(which is probably a good thing for me).
Since there is not neccessarily any rule it just explains it i am putting down about half of the page of information they give.

Active VoiceIn the active voice, the subject of the verb does the action (eg They killed the President). See also Passive Voice.
AdjectiveA word like big, red, easy, French etc. An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
AdverbA word like slowly, quietly, well, often etc. An adverb modifies a verb.
ArticleThe "indefinite" articles are a and an. The "definite article" is the.
Auxiliary VerbA verb that is used with a main verb. Be, do and have are auxiliary verbs. Can, may, must etc are modal auxiliary verbs.
ClauseA group of words containing a subject and its verb (for example: It was late when he arrived).
ConjunctionA word used to connect words, phrases and clauses (for example: and, but, if).
InfinitiveThe basic form of a verb as in to work or work.
InterjectionAn exclamation inserted into an utterance without grammatical connection (for example: oh!, ah!, ouch!, well!).
Modal VerbAn auxiliary verb like can, may, must etc that modifies the main verb and expresses possibility, probability etc. It is also called "modal auxiliary verb".
NounA word like table, dog, teacher, America etc. A noun is the name of an object, concept, person or place. A "concrete noun" is something you can see or touch like a person or car. An "abstract noun" is something that you cannot see or touch like a decision or happiness. A "countable noun" is something that you can count (for example: bottle, song, dollar). An "uncountable noun" is something that you cannot count (for example: water, music, money).

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/grammar-glossary.htm

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