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Grammar
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04/28/2016

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Grammar
Definition
Grammar is concerned with how sentenes and utterances are formed. It is the whole structure of the english language and how it is formed.
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Syntax
Definition
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
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Nouns
Definition
a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify classes of people, places, or things or to name a particular one of these.
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Verb
Definition
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.
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Adjective
Definition
a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical
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Preposition
Definition
a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in ‘the man on the platform’, ‘she arrived after dinner’, ‘what did you do it for?’.
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Where is the Noun in this sentence ?
Definition
The air is quite clear today.
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Find the adjective in this Sentence
Definition
They live in a beautiful house.
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Where is the verb in this sentence ?
Definition
I understand what you are saying !
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How many Verbs are in this sentence ?
Definition
Neither the pillows nor the curtains match the couch but the piano and the tables do.
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How many nouns are there in this sentence ?
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My teacher has a pet cat called fred who lives with her in her building.
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Grammar Mood
Definition
In a sentence, the grammatical mood conveys the speaker’s attitude about the state of being of what the sentence describes. This may sound a little complicated, but it’s simple enough: In the indicative mood, for instance, the speaker is sure that something is the case, while in the imperative mood the speaker desires that something should happen.
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