Grammatical categories of English

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Grammatical categories of English by Mind Map: Grammatical categories of English

1. Connectors

1.1. **And** - Y **But** - Pero **Or** - O **Because** - Porque **So** - Entonces

1.1.1. 1. Carol **and** Antonio are married. 2. I like to party, **but** I don't know how to dance. 3. I don't know whether to choose tea **or** coffee. 4. Don't go to the cemetery **because** it's scary. 5. My mom is away, **so** I'll go visit her.

2. Comparisons

2.1. Comparative

2.1.1. The adjective is placed with the ending **er + than**, and when it is an adjective with two or more syllables, it must go: **more + adjective + than**.

2.1.1.1. 1. Victor is **taller than** Ana. 2. Mariana is **more beautiful than** Maria.

2.2. Superlative

2.2.1. Is placed **the + adjective**, with the ending **est**, and when it is an adjective with two or more syllables, it must begin with **the most + adjective**.

2.2.1.1. 1. Elizabeth is **the smallest** in the house. 2. Miriam is **the most responsible** in the room.

3. Nouns

3.1. Countable

3.1.1. **A / An** - Un / Uno / Una

3.1.1.1. 1. **A** car is near my house. 2. There is **an** apple on the table.

3.2. Uncountable

3.2.1. **Some** - Algunas / Algunos **Any** (when we use any it is going to be in a negative sentence) - Ningún

3.2.1.1. 1. In my house we have **some** pets. 2. I don't have **any** dump.

4. Determiners

4.1. Quantifiers

4.1.1. **A few** - Unos pocos / un poco **A little** - Un pequeño **Much** - Mucho **Many** - Muchos **A lot of** - Un mucho de **Too** - Excesivamente (más de lo que se necesita) **Enough** - Suficiente

4.1.1.1. 1. I have **a few** children's books. 2. I've been waiting for you for **a little** while. 3. I give so **much** love to my puppy. 4. I have **many** tasks. 5. I have **a lot of** food in the kitchen. 6. My backpack is **too** full. 7. In my house we are **enough** people.

4.2. Distributives

4.2.1. **Both** - Ambos / Ambas **Either** - Cualquiera / Tampoco **Neither** - Ninguno de los dos

4.2.1.1. 1. We **both** like to listen to music. 2. I didn't exercise much, and she didn't **either**. 3. My mom didn't go out for a walk, and **neither** did I.

4.3. Difference words

4.3.1. **Other / Others** -Otros / Otras **Another** - Otro / Otra

4.3.1.1. 1. My friends come from **other** places. 2. My participation is of **another** type.

5. Frequency Adverbs

5.1. **Always** - Siempre **Usually** - Usualmente **Normally / Generally** - Normalmente / Generalmente **Often / Frecuently** - Seguido o A menudo / Frecuentemente **Sometimes** - Algunas veces o A veces **Occasionally** - Ocasionalmente **Seldom** - Muy pocas veces **Rarely** - Rara vez, Pocas veces o Raramente **Hardly ever** - Casi nunca **Never** - Nunca

5.1.1. 1. I'm **always** happy. 2. I'm **usually** at home. 3. I **normally** sleep late. 4. Not old so **often**. 5. **Sometimes** I don't like to eat. 6. **Occasionally** I go to visit my grandmother. 7. I **seldom** go to the park. 8. I **rarely** eat ice cream. 9. I am **hardly ever** without my family. 10. I **never** liked horror movies.

6. The

6.1. **The** - Los / La / Las / El / Lo

6.1.1. **The** house belongs to Aurora.

7. "It" Undefined

7.1. **It** - Es

7.1.1. What time is **it**?

8. Pronouns

8.1. Personal

8.1.1. **I** - Yo **You** - Tú **He** - Él **She** - Ella **It** - Eso **We** - Nosotros **You** - Ustedes **They** - Ellos

8.1.1.1. 1. **I** am 20 years old. 2.**You** are my friend. 3. **He** is my boyfriend. 4. **She** is my sister. 5. **It** is my backpack. 6. **We** are a family happy. 7. **You** are our neighbors. 8. **They** often go to the movies.

8.2. Possessive

8.2.1. **Mine** - De mí **Yours** - De ti **Hers** - De ella **His** - De él **Ours** - De nosotros **Yours** - De ustedes **Theirs** - De ellos

8.2.1.1. 1. The tangerine is **mine**. 2. The shirt is **yours**. 3. The skirt is **hers**. 4. The soccer ball is **his**. 5. The party belongs to **ours**. 6. The books are **yours**. 7. The bananas are **theirs**.

8.3. Possessive Adject

8.3.1. **My** - Mío / Mi **Your** - Tuyo **His** - Suyo (de él) **Her** - Suyo (de ella) **Its** - Suyo (de eso) **Our** - Nuestro **Your** - De ustedes **Their** - De ellos

8.3.1.1. 1. She's **my** mom. 2. That phone is **your.** 3. The wallet belongs to **his**. 4. The lipstick is **her**. 5. **Its** shell is very hard. 6. This is **our** house. 7. The contributions are **your**. 8. The headphones are **their**.

8.4. Demostratives

8.4.1. **This** - Esta / Esto **That** - Eso / Esa **These** - Estas / Estos **Those** - Esos / Esas

8.4.1.1. 1. **This** is my report for today. 2. **That** is the pot to put the cactus. 3. **These** are the test results. 4. **Those** are the dungeon chains.

8.5. Reflections

8.5.1. **Myself** - Yo mismo **Yourself** - Tú mismo **Himself** - Él mismo **Herself** - Ella misma **Itself** - Así mismo **Ourselves** - Nosotros mismos **Yourselves** - Ustedes mismos **Themselves** - Ellos mismos

8.5.1.1. 1. I love **myself**. 2. You did the homework **yourself**. 3. He chooses his seat **himself**. 4. She praises **herself**. 5. We set limits for **ourselves**. 6. You **yourselves** took his painting. 7. They **themselves** mentioned the park.

8.6. Object

8.6.1. **Me** - A mí **You** - A ti **Her** - A ella **Him** - A él **It** - A eso **Us** - A nosotros **You** - A ustedes **Them** - A ellos

8.6.1.1. 1. You are not going to speak ill of **me**. 2. The thief robbed **you**. 3. They gave **her** a present. 4. The smoke hurts **him**. 5. **It** likes to move on. 6. They put **us** to play soccer. 7. It is useful for **you** to go to the market. 8. Someone throws a ball at **them**.

9. Prepositions

9.1. Of location

9.1.1. **At** - En **In** - En **On** - En

9.1.1.1. 1. I'm **at** school. 2. I am **in** the office. 3. The computer is **on** the desk.

9.2. Of time

9.2.1. **At** - En **In** - En **On** - En **From... to** - De... a

9.2.1.1. 1. My English class is **at** 7:00 p.m. 2. **In** 1950 they were less accessible. 3. The party is **on** Monday. 4. **From** Monday **to** Friday I have to work.