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  • Grammatical Form of English Interjections
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    Grammatical Form of English Interjections

    Interjections in English are traditionally defined as words that “express pain, surprise, anger, pleasure, or some other emotion or sentiment.” Similar to prepositions, interjections show no inflectional variation. Unlike the other grammatical forms of the English language, interjections are not constituents of the subject or the predicate. Interjections are also not grammatically-related to any other […] More

  • English Adjective Clauses
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    English Adjective Clauses

    The basic definition of an adjective clause is a dependent or subordinate clause that consists of a subordinating conjunction, specifically a relative pronoun, followed by a clause and that performs an adjectival function. Some grammars use the term relative clause for adjectives clauses. Grammatical Forms Grammatical Forms of English Adjective Clauses explains the internal structure […] More

  • Grammatical Forms of English Adjective Clauses
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    Grammatical Forms of English Adjective Clauses

    Similar to the adjective and adjective phrase in grammatical function, an adjective clause is a dependent or subordinate clause that consists of a subordinating conjunction, specifically a relative pronoun, followed by a clause and that performs an adjectival function. Some grammars use the term relative clause for adjectives clauses. Relative Pronouns Conjunctions are “words that […] More

  • Grammatical Forms of English Adverb Phrases
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    Grammatical Forms of English Adverb Phrases

    An adverb phrase is a phrase in which an adverb functions as the head of the phrase plus any modifiers. The only grammatical form that appears within the internal structure of English adverb phrases is the adverb phrase. Adverbs An adverb phrase can firstly consist of a single adverb. Notional grammars define adverbs as “words […] More

  • The Correlative Conjunction in English Grammar
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    The Correlative Conjunction in English Grammar

    Traditional grammars defined the conjunction as a word that “links together other words, phrases, and clauses.” Correlative conjunctions are a type of conjunction that work together in pairs with coordinating conjunctions to link linguistic constituents such as words, phrases, and clauses of equal weight. Correlative conjunctions perform the grammatical function of correlator. Correlative-coordinating conjunction pairs […] More

  • Grammatical Form of English Adpositions
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    Grammatical Form of English Adpositions

    Adpositions are traditionally defined by notional grammars as words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal relations.” Belonging to a grammatical category consisting of a small closed word set, adpositions show no inflectional variation. The two types of adpositions in the English language are prepositions and postpositions. Prepositions […] More

  • The Coordinating Conjunction in English Grammar
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    The Coordinating Conjunction in English Grammar

    Traditional grammars define conjunctions as words that “link together other words, phrases, and clauses.” Coordinating conjunctions are a type of conjunction that link, or coordinate, two or more linguistic constituents such as words, phrases, and clauses. Coordinating conjunctions perform the grammatical function of coordinator. Coordinators join or link two or more words, phrases, and clauses. […] More

  • Forming Noun Clauses from Questions
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    Forming Noun Clauses from Questions

    Similar to nouns and noun phrases in grammatical function, noun clauses are dependent or subordinate clauses that perform nominal functions and that consist of a subordinating conjunction followed by a clause. Some grammars use the term nominal clause for noun clauses. Noun clause is a grammatical form. Grammatical function distinguishes noun clauses from other subordinate […] More

  • Subject Pronouns in English Grammar
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    Subject Pronouns in English Grammar

    Pronouns are small words that can take the place of nouns, noun phrases, and other grammatical forms. Subject pronouns are pronouns that perform two functions in clauses: subject and subject complement. Subjects are words, phrases, and clauses that perform the action of or act upon the verb. Subject complements are words, phrases, and clauses that […] More

  • Grammatical Form of English Adverbs: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Adverbs
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    Grammatical Form of English Adverbs: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Adverbs

    Adverbs in English are traditionally defined as “words that describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, and clauses.” Adverb phrases are phrases formed by an adverb plus any adverb phrase modifiers. In English, prototypical adverbs and adverb phrases perform eight grammatical functions: Adverb phrase head Adjective phrase modifier Adverb phrase modifier Verb phrase modifier Prepositional phrase modifier […] More

  • English Noun Clauses
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    English Noun Clauses

    Noun clauses are independent, or subordinate, clauses that perform nominal functions. Clauses are grammatical structures that contain a subject and a predicate. Grammatical Forms Grammatical Forms of English Noun Clauses explains the internal structure of noun clauses in English. Forming Noun Clauses from Questions explains the formation of noun clauses from interrogative constructions. Grammatical Functions […] More

  • English Pronouns
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    English Pronouns

    Notional grammars define pronouns as “small words that take the place of nouns and other grammatical forms.” Pronoun is a subcategory of the larger category of noun. A pronoun phrase, which is a type of noun phrase, consists of a pronoun plus any modifiers. Grammatical Forms Types of Pronouns: Personal, Indefinite, Demonstrative, Interrogative, and Relative […] More

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