GRAMMAR WORKSHOP

1. GRAMMAR WORKSHOP

2. What is a sentence? • A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. Ex. This gift is for you. • Every sentence has two parts: • Subject • Predicate

3. Subject • The subject tells who or what the sentence is about. • Complete subject: My tutors are outstanding. • Simple subject: Yvette is a tutor.

4. Predicate • Complete predicate: words that tell what the subject is or does • Verb: the key word of the complete predicate – also known as simplepredicate Ex. The girl runs real fast.

5. Noun Computer Table A noun is the name of a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.

6. Kinds of Nouns • Proper Noun • Mark • Common Noun • sun • Abstract Noun • love • Collective Noun • class

7. Regular Plural Nouns Bus -------buses Student- students Irregular Plural Nouns Leaf ------leaves Child----- children Woman-- women City ------ cities Plural Forms of Nouns

8. Pronouns Kinds of Pronouns • Subject • Relative • Object • Interrogative A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun. • Possessive • Demonstrative • Reflexive • Intensive

9. Kinds of Pronouns SubjectObjectPossessivePossessive AdjectivesPronouns I Me My Mine You You Your Yours He Him His His She Her Hers Hers It It It Its We Us Our Ours You You Your Yours They Them Their Theirs

10. Kinds of Pronouns ReflexiveRelativeInterrogativeDemonstrative Myself That Who This Yourself WhichWhose That Himself Who What These Herself Whom Whom Those Itself Whose Which Ourselves Yourselves Themselves

11. Kinds of Pronouns Indefinite All Another Any Anybody Anyone Anything Both Each Either Everybody Everyone Everything Few Many More Most Much Neither Nobody None No one One Other Several Some Somebody Someone Something Such

12. Kinds of Verbs • Action - Ex. Dive • Linking - Ex. Am • Helping or auxiliary - Ex. have, do, be

13. Verb Tenses • Present • Past • Future • Present Progressive • Past Progressive • Future Progressive • Present Perfect • Past Perfect • Future Perfect

14. Adjective • An adjective describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. • Answers the questions: • What kind? I like the long, green rectangle. • Which one? I want that dress. • How many? I see twelve circles.

15. Adverb • A word that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. • Answers the questions: • When? I will see you tomorrow. • Where? The dog is outside. • How? She worked happily. • To what extent or degree? They swam deeper intothe ocean. • In what manner? Mary sang beautifully.

16. Prepositions A word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other words in the sentence. Example: The students ofthis university are dynamic.

17. List of Prepositions • Along • Among • Around • As • At • Before • Behind • Despite • Down • Except • For • From • In • Near • Below • Beneath • Beside • Besides • Between • Beyond • By

18. More Prepositions • Of • Off • On • Onto • Out • Outside • Over • Past • Since • Through • Till • To • Toward • Under • Underneath • Until • Up • Upon • With • Within • Without

19. According to As of As well as Aside from Because of By means of In addition to In front of In place of In regard to In respect to In spite of Instead of On account of Out of Prior to Compound Prepositions

20. Conjunction • A conjunction is used to join words or group of words • Kinds of conjunctions • Coordinating conjunctions • Correlative conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Conjunctive Adverbs

21. A coordinating conjunction connects individual words or groups of words that perform the same function. Ex. I dance and sing. And But Or Nor For Yet Coordinating Conjunctions

22. A correlative conjunction consists of two or more words that function together. Ex. Either Bill orMary wrote the poem. Either...or Neither…nor Whether…or Not only…but (also) both…and Correlative Conjunctions

23. Subordinating Conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions introduce subordinate clauses, which are clauses that cannot stand by themselves as a complete thought. • The subordinate conjunction connects a subordinate clause to an independent clause, which can stand by itself. • Ex. We will go whale watching ifwe have time.

24. List of Subordinating Conjunctions • After • As • As long as • As soon as • Before Time Time Purpose • Since • Until • When • Whenever • While • In order that • So that • That

25. Manner As As if As though Because List of Subordinating Conjunctions Cause Comparison • As • Than

26. Subordinating Conjunctions of Condition

27. Conjunctive Adverbs • A conjunctive adverb is an adverb that functions somewhat like a coordinating conjunction. • Conjunctive adverbs usually connect independent clauses.

28. Conjunctive Adverbs A semicolon precedes the conjunctive adverb, and a comma usually follows it. Ex. I have to clean my room; therefore, I can’t go to the movies with you.

29. Accordingly Also Besides Consequently Finally Furthermore However Indeed Instead Later Moreover Nevertheless Otherwise Still Therefore Thus List of ConjunctiveAdverbs

30. Interjection • An interjection is a word that expresses strong feelings • It is followed by an exclamation mark (!)

31. Really! Whoops! Good grief! Honestly! Good! Oh! What! Well! Sh! Ugh! Alas! Yes! Ahem! My! Please! No! List of Common Interjections • Unbelievable! • Congratulations! • My goodness!