English grammar is the set of structural rules of the English language. This includes the structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts.
Basic English Grammar for Dummies Pdf
Whether you’re engaging in everyday speech or writing the perfect paper, you need to be familiar with the various parts of English grammar. Knowing how to correctly use nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, prepositions, and punctuation as well as how to properly structure a sentence can make or break a good grade or a professional presentation.
Every time you write or speak, you use nouns, verbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and other parts of the English language. Knowing how to use these parts of speech can help you speak more eloquently, write more clearly, and feel more confident when communicating with others.
About the Author Geraldine Woods
Geraldine Woods is a former educator and the author of more than 50 books, including English Grammar for Dummies, which has been translated into ten languages, and Webster’s New World Punctuation: Simplified and Applied.
Table and Content in the Book
- Noun: names a person, place, thing, idea (Lulu, jail, cantaloupe, loyalty, and so on)
- Pronoun: takes the place of a noun (he, who, I, what, and so on)
- Verb: expresses action or being (scrambled, was, should win, and so on)
- Adjective: describes a noun or pronoun (messy, strange, alien, and so on)
- Adverb: describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb (willingly, woefully, very, and so on)
- Preposition: relates a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence (by, for, from, and so on)
- Conjunction: ties two words or groups of words together (and, after, although, and so on)
- Interjection: expresses strong emotion (yikes! wow! ouch! and so on)
- Verb (also called the predicate): expresses the action or state of being
- Subject: the person or thing being talked about
- Complement: a word or group of words that completes the meaning of the subject-verb pair
- Types of complements: direct and indirect objects, subject complement, objective complement
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