Grammar

1. Verbs-a word or phrases that expresses action or a state of being

1.1. Action verbs

1.1.1. transitive verbs

1.1.2. intransitive verbs

1.2. Linking verbs

1.3. Active voice

1.4. Passive voice

2. Adverb-supports verb,adverb, and adjective

3. Prepositions

3.1. against,at,for,in,to,on,by

3.2. Prepositional Phrases-begins with prepositions.Functions as adverb or adjectives

4. Tenses

4.1. Present tense

4.1.1. Present perfect tense

4.1.2. present progressive

4.1.3. present emphatic

4.2. Past tense

4.2.1. past perfect tense

4.2.2. past progressive

4.2.3. past emphatic

4.3. future tense

4.3.1. future perfect tense

4.3.2. future perfect progressive

4.3.3. future emphatic

5. Participle

5.1. ends with -ed or -ing. verb forms that function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs

5.2. Participla phrases-cantain a participle and any modifiers needed to complete its meanings

6. Adjective-a word that modifies a noun or pronoun

7. Conjunction

7.1. subordinating: join phrases of equal weight

7.2. Correlative

7.2.1. conjunctive adverb

7.3. Coordinating

8. Nouns-a word that names a person, place,thing, or idea.

8.1. common

8.2. proper

8.3. abstract

8.3.1. concrete

8.4. collective

9. subject

9.1. simple subject

9.2. complete subject

9.3. compound subject

10. Predicate

10.1. simple predicate

10.2. complex predicate

10.3. compound predicate

11. object complements-completes the meaning of a direct object

12. Subject complements-identifies or describes a subject

12.1. predicate nominative-noun that gives information about the subject

12.2. Predicate adjective-adjective that gives information about subjects

13. Gerunds

13.1. verbal that ends with ~ing. Used as noun

13.2. Gerund phrases-includes a gerund and any complemets needed to complete its meaning

14. Infinitive

14.1. starts with to~. functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb

14.2. Infinitive phrase-contains infinitive and any complements

15. Appositive

15.1. a noun that further identifies another noun or pronoun.

15.2. Appositive phrase-contains appositive and any complements

16. Pronouns- used to avoid wordy repetition and increase flow

16.1. 1st, 2nd ,3rd person

16.2. Which used to refer back