Grammar Information Presentation

Table of Contents
Part 1-Parts of Speech.
Part 2-Clauses, Phrases, and Types of Sentences.
Part 3-Sentence Build.

Parts of Speech

• Participle-  a verbal that functions as an adjective.
• Ex. The cooling breeze went through the abandoned house.
• Progressive tense- a tense of verbs used in describing action.
• Ex. I am jumping really high.
• Perfect verb tenses- They are formed by the appropriate tense of the verb. 

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• Conjunctive adverbs- a function word that connects two independent clauses.
• Ex. I didn't do my homework; therefore i did not pass.
• Subordinating conjunction- connects a dependent clause to a main clause.
• Ex. As Sam ran too fast, he fell on the floor.

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• Prepositions- a word that shows relationship between a noun or pronoun.
• Ex. There is a green truck behind us.
• Appositives- a series of nouns placed next to another word or phrase.
• Ex. Alcatraz, a well known prison, was shut down do to it being expensive.

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• Relative pronoun- a pronoun that introduced an adjective clause.
• Ex. The house that they live in is large.
• Adverbs- a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
• Ex. the boy wanted a candy bar so he stole one quietly.

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• Adjectives- a word or phrase that modifies a noun.
• Ex. I heard the screeching noise as the car went to a stop.
• Antecedents- a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes.

Clauses and Phrases

• Phrase- a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit.
• Ex. I ate food.
• Clause a group of words in a sentence that has a subject and a predicate.
• Ex. My dad got home from work and started cooking dinner.

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• Independent Clause- a clause that can stand for itself.
• Ex. I cant play right now.
• Dependent Clause- a clause that needs an independent clause.
• Ex. Because i got grounded.

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• Subordinate Clause- a clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, 
• Ex. play video games when your done with your home work.
• Prepositional phrase- a modifying phrase consisting of a preposition.
• Ex. I was in the arcade when it closed down.

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• Appositive phrase- starts with a subject and another phrase describing it.
• Ex. Texas, a beautiful place, is amazing!
• Relative clause- a clause with relative pronouns who, that, etc.
• Ex. Have you seen the animals that live at the zoo?

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• Adjective phrase- is a phrase whose head on words is an adjective.
• Ex. Overly excited.
• Adjective clause- a dependent clause that modifies a noun.
• Ex. After we have cleaned up the table.

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• Adverbial phrase- a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb,adjective,etc
• Ex. I stay up late into the night.
• Adverbial clause- a group of words with a subject and a verb.
• Ex. I will go home when school is over.

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• I played.
• I played with brother.
• I played with brother at the playground.
• I played with brother at the playground with kids on the swings.

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• My friend fell.
• My friend, Bill, fell.
• My friend, Bill, fell, on the floor.
• My friend, Bill, fell, on the floor at my school.

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• My cat jumped.
• My cat, Lexi, jumped.
• My cat, Lexi, jumped on the table.
• My cat, Lexi, jumped on the table that was filled with food.