Grammar edition you will be able to spot a grammar mistake in the blink of an eye
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GRAMMAR EDITION
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SPOT A GRAMMAR MISTAKE IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.
This booklet contains:
Nouns/Verbs/Pronouns
Adjectives/Adverbs
Prepositions/Conjunction
Subject/Verb Agreement
Faulty References
Sentence Fragments/Run-on Sentences
Paragraph I (narrative, persuasive)
Paragraph II (descriptive, explanatory)
Reflexive Pronouns
Parallel Structure
Complex Sentences
Comma
Common word errors
Review
NOUN/VERB/PRONOUN
NOUNS: Word that names a person, place, thing or an idea
VERB: A word that expresses action. EVERY sentence must have a verb.
The PRONOUN is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.
Personal
I, me, mine, you, your, yours, he, his, him,/she/it, we, they
Demonstrative
This, that, these, those
Indefinite
Anybody, someone, either, each
Interrogative
Who, whom, what, which, whose
An ADJECTIVE modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Adjectives answer these questions:
WHICH?
HOW MANY?
WHAT KIND?
An ADVERB Modifies or describes a verb , an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs answer these questions:
HOW? Tara spoke slowly.
WHEN? He left yesterday.
TO WHAT DEGREE? I am very uncomfortable.
WHERE? Put the book over there
A preposition introduces a noun or pronoun or a phrase or clause functioning in the sentence as a noun. The word or word group that the preposition introduces is its object .
A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words.
ASSIGNMENT: Find the adjectives , adverbs and conjunctions in the following dialogue from the 1975 film “Jaws.”
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