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Grammar Vocabulary

Grammar Vocabulary. 20. fragment= a phrase or dependent clause WRONGLY used as a sentence in Standard English.

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Grammar Vocabulary

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  1. Grammar Vocabulary 20. fragment= a phrase or dependent clause WRONGLY used as a sentence in Standard English In my E.L.I. classroom at U.F. My friends and I. Study English Grammar. And practice our language skills. After class. My friends and I. Like to go to lunch and eat. All together.

  2. 21. Adjective= a word, phrase or clause that describes/modifies a noun Types of adjectives: • articles: a, an, the (Note: a/an must match the following word.) • possessives: my, the teacher’s, John’s • quantity/count: one, first, fifth, 100th • quality/opinion: beautiful, ugly, important, unimportant, cool • size: big, small, large, little, tall, short, fat, skinny • age: old, young, new, ancient, three-year-old • condition/shape: broken, ripped, fresh, cracked. square, round • color: red, orange, purple, green, dark, light • Proper adj./origin/nationality: American, English, Southern • purpose/material: wooden, plastic, sport, academic, business

  3. Grammar Rules! 16. Where do we place adjectives in a sentence? • SUBJECT + “to be” VERB + ADJECTIVE. • The kitten is cute. The kitten cute is. • Before a NOUN (ADJECTIVE + NOUN + Action VERB) • The cute kitten plays. The kitten cute runs. 17. How do we order and punctuate lists of adjectives before nouns? • Order: article/possessive quantity, quality/opinion, size, age, shape/condition, color, origin, purpose/material NOUN • Punctuation: In a list of adjectives, place commas between all the adjectives EXCEPT articles/possessives. No comma before noun. The, black, cute, five, kittens play all day.

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