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What type of noun is the word 'Google'?
What type of noun is the word 'Google'?
What is the function of a linking verb?
What is the function of a linking verb?
What type of pronoun replaces a noun and refers to individuals or groups?
What type of pronoun replaces a noun and refers to individuals or groups?
What is the function of an adverb?
What is the function of an adverb?
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What is the function of a conjunction?
What is the function of a conjunction?
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What is the main difference between a phrase and a clause?
What is the main difference between a phrase and a clause?
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What type of sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by conjunctions?
What type of sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by conjunctions?
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What is the present perfect tense used to describe?
What is the present perfect tense used to describe?
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What is the purpose of the subject-verb agreement rule?
What is the purpose of the subject-verb agreement rule?
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What is the main difference between active and passive voice?
What is the main difference between active and passive voice?
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Study Notes
Parts of Speech
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Nouns:
- Proper nouns: names of specific people, places, or things (e.g., John, London, Google)
- Common nouns: general terms for people, places, or things (e.g., dog, city, company)
- Collective nouns: groups of people, animals, or things (e.g., family, team, flock)
- Abstract nouns: ideas or concepts (e.g., happiness, freedom, love)
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Pronouns:
- Personal pronouns: replace nouns and refer to individuals or groups (e.g., I, you, he, she, it, we, they)
- Possessive pronouns: show ownership or relationship (e.g., my, your, his, her, its, our, their)
- Reflexive pronouns: refer back to the subject (e.g., myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves)
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Verbs:
- Action verbs: express physical or mental action (e.g., run, think, eat)
- Linking verbs: connect the subject to additional information (e.g., be, seem, appear)
- Helping verbs: used with main verbs to form verb phrases (e.g., will, would, shall)
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Adjectives:
- Describe nouns or pronouns (e.g., happy, tall, blue)
- Quantitative adjectives: describe quantity (e.g., five, sixth, every)
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Adverbs:
- Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs (e.g., quickly, very, well)
- Show manner, time, place, frequency, or degree
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Prepositions:
- Show relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words (e.g., in, on, at, with)
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Conjunctions:
- Connect words, phrases, or clauses (e.g., and, but, or, so)
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Interjections:
- Express emotion or feeling (e.g., oh, wow, ouch)
Sentence Structure
- Independent clauses: complete thoughts with a subject and verb
- Dependent clauses: incomplete thoughts that rely on an independent clause
- Clauses vs. phrases: clauses have a subject and verb, while phrases do not
- Simple sentences: one independent clause
- Compound sentences: two or more independent clauses joined by conjunctions
- Complex sentences: one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
- Compound-complex sentences: multiple independent clauses and dependent clauses
Verb Tenses
- Present tense: current action (e.g., I go, she eats, they write)
- Past tense: completed action (e.g., I went, she ate, they wrote)
- Future tense: future action (e.g., I will go, she will eat, they will write)
- Present perfect tense: action started in the past and continues up to the present (e.g., I have gone, she has eaten, they have written)
- Past perfect tense: action completed before another action in the past (e.g., I had gone, she had eaten, they had written)
- Future perfect tense: action will be completed at a specific point in the future (e.g., I will have gone, she will have eaten, they will have written)
Grammar Rules
- Subject-verb agreement: singular subjects take singular verbs, plural subjects take plural verbs
- Tense consistency: maintain the same verb tense throughout a sentence or paragraph
- Modality: use modal verbs (e.g., can, should, must) to express degrees of possibility or obligation
- Active and passive voice: active voice emphasizes the doer, while passive voice emphasizes the action's recipient
Parts of Speech
- Nouns can be proper (specific people, places, or things), common (general terms), collective (groups), or abstract (ideas or concepts)
- Pronouns can be personal (replace nouns), possessive (show ownership), or reflexive (refer back to the subject)
- Verbs can be action verbs (express physical or mental action), linking verbs (connect subject to additional information), or helping verbs (used with main verbs to form verb phrases)
- Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns and can be quantitative (describe quantity)
- Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs and show manner, time, place, frequency, or degree
- Prepositions show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words
- Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses
- Interjections express emotion or feeling
Sentence Structure
- Independent clauses are complete thoughts with a subject and verb
- Dependent clauses are incomplete thoughts that rely on an independent clause
- Clauses have a subject and verb, while phrases do not
- Sentences can be simple (one independent clause), compound (two or more independent clauses), complex (one independent and one or more dependent clauses), or compound-complex (multiple independent and dependent clauses)
Verb Tenses
- Present tense describes current action
- Past tense describes completed action
- Future tense describes future action
- Present perfect tense describes action started in the past and continuing up to the present
- Past perfect tense describes action completed before another action in the past
- Future perfect tense describes action that will be completed at a specific point in the future
Grammar Rules
- Subject-verb agreement states that singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs
- Tense consistency requires maintaining the same verb tense throughout a sentence or paragraph
- Modality involves using modal verbs (e.g., can, should, must) to express degrees of possibility or obligation
- Active and passive voice differ in emphasizing the doer (active) or the action's recipient (passive)
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Quiz on the different types of nouns, pronouns, and other parts of speech in the English language.