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4.Grammar: It's How You Say It: Parts of Speech

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Compound Subjects

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More than one component in a subject If connected with "and", plural The bacon and eggs are the best If connected with "or" or "nor", singular. Either the bacon or eggs are the best If you can replace the subject with "they" its plural

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Verbs

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Show action or some state of being, this is needed to be considered a sentence.

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Pronouns

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Stands in the place of a nouns (vague) i.e. he, she, it, they, & we

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"To be" Verbs & It's 8 forms

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These verbs come before nouns or adjectives in a sentence. The verb be is displayed in eight forms: BE, IS, AM, ARE, WAS, WERE, BEEN, & BEING

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Conjugation Example: Break

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Changing Base/Infinitive into another form I, They: BREAK She, It: BREAKS I: am BREAKING I, You: have BROKEN

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Type of Pronouns (3)

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1. Personal 2. Possessive 3. Relative

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Subject/Verb Agreement

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Can be written in 3 persepctives: First Person (I), Second Person (You), & Third Person (He) Subjects & verbs MUST ALWAYS agree in number & person.

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Ambiguous Pronoun

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Lack a clear antecedent Fred visited Bob after HIS graduation. (who is his Fred or Bob?)

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Proper Noun

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More common as singular (can be plural), identifies specific people, places, things or ideas

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Irregular Verbs Example: I

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Verbs that change completely when it goes from tense to tense

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Preposition Placement

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Sentences should not end with a prepositions. That's the person I want to rehearse WITH That's the person WITH whom I want to rehearse.

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"I" and "E" Rule

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"I" goes before "E" in a word - believe, relief but not after "C" - receive or when together they may an "AY" sound -weigh

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Collective Nouns

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Nouns used to name a group = A term used to identify one entire category, group, association, or school of thought. "Class" Singular noun = singular verb "the class IS" Plural noun = plural verb "the classes ARE"

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Common Noun

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Singular or Plural, it identifies general nouns: one cat, two cats; one boy, to boys

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Possessive Nouns

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Singular or plural nouns that show ownership of something. Singular: "the cat's toy" = belongs to one cat Plural: "the cats' toy" = more than one/group

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Infinitives

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Base form of a verb, comes directly from the name of the verb

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Type of Nouns (4)

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1. Common Noun 2. Proper Noun 3. Possessive Noun 4. Collective Noun

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Antecedent

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Noun that a pronoun replaces i.e. "boy" is the antecedent "his" is the pronoun: The boy ran down the street and met his friend

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Adverb

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Enhances, verbs, adjectives, & other adverbs. Many adverbs end with -ly (evenly, quietly, hungrily)

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Noun

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Singular or Plural it identifies: Names people, place, things, or ideas. i.e. Cat, boy, shoe, communism, & park

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Possessive Pronouns

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Shows possession or ownership Singular: his, hers, its mine, yours, my, your Plural: our, ours, their, theirs, your, yours

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Relative Pronoun

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Begins a clause that modifies the antecedent

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Distance between your Subject & Verb

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Example: The king, after a long & drawn out speech, finally named his successor. Cross out the words in between so the verb follows your subject. Example: The king named his successor

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Prepositions

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Links noun, pronouns & phrases to other words in a sentence by description of relationship (location, time, logic, etc) I left my CD case IN the trunk OF the car

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Adjectives

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Enhances nouns & pronouns, tells when and/or how. Adds color to the reading language for the reader. Usually is place before the noun/pronoun it modifies.

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Personal Pronouns

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Replaces person or thing Singular: he, she, it, me, you, him, her, I Plural: we, us, they, you, them

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Regular Verbs Example: Fast

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Don't change much at all. It is just a matter of -ed, -s, or including "will" before the verb. Present: I fast Past: I fasted Future: I will fast

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Singular Subject and Verb

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Use indefinite pronouns are used such as either, neither, each, every

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