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SUMMARY:
Vocabulary is the all the language and words either used or understood by a person or group of
people.
Vocabulary is commonly defined as “all the words known and used by a particular person”
The first major change distinction that must be made when evaluating word knowledge is
whether the knowledge is productive (also called achieve) or receptive (also called receive).
Productive vocabuary, therefore, generally refers to word that can be produced within an
appropriate context and match the intended meaning of the speaker or signer.
B. Degree of Knowledge
Within the receptive-productive distinction lies a range of abilities that areoften referred to
as degree of knowledge. This simply indicates that a word gradually enters a person’s vocabulary
over a period of time as more aspects of word knowledge are learnt. Roughly, these stages could be
described as:
C. Depth of Knowledge
Several frameworks of word knowledge have been proposed to better operationalise this
concept. One such framework includes nine facets:
Orthography-written form
Phonology-spoken form
Reference-meaning
Semantics-concept and reference
Regidter-appropriacy of use or register
Collocation-lexical neighbours
Word associations
Syntax-grammatical function
Morphology-word parts
D. Definition of Word
Words can be defined in various ways, and estimates of vocabulary sizediffer depending on the
definition used. The most common definition is that of a lemma (the inflected or dictionary
form;this includes walk, but not walks, walked or walking). Most of the time lemmas do not include
proper nouns (names of people, places, companies, etc). Another definition often used in research of
vocabulary size is that of word family.
E. Types of Vocabulary
Reading vocabulary a literate person’s vocabulary is all the words they can recognize when
reading.
Listening vocabulary a person’s listening vocabulary is all the words they can recognize
when listening to speech.
Speaking vocabulary a person’s speaking vocabulary is all the words they use in speech. Its
likely to be a subset of the listening vocabulary.
Writing vocabulary words are used in various forms of writing from formal essays to social
media feeds. Any written words don’t commonly appear in speech.
1. Active Voice
Active voice is a verb form (verb form) where the subject of the sentence performs an action
which is stated by the verb. Thus, in active voice, the subject acts as the doer of the action.
Based on the above understanding, it can be concluded that the active voice formula in a
sentence is as follows.
subject (the doer of the action) + action verb (action) +/- direct object (the receiver of the
action).
Information:
action = italic
1. Qualitative Adjective
The qualitative adjective is used to describe the quality of the noun that is being explained.
Example:
2. Quantitative Adjective
Example:
some fruits that I like there is in a refrigerator (beberapa buah yang aku suka ada di kulkas).
3. Numeric Adjective
Used to express the number, but the numeric adjective uses more numbers such as one, two and so
on.
Example:
there are ten students in this class (ada sepuluh siswa di kelas ini).
4. Possessive Adjective
Possessive adjective is a form of adjective in English which states about a possession in English.
Example:
5. Interrogative Adjective
Example:
6. Demonstrative Adjective
Example:
That is my house (itu adalah rumahku).
3. Adverb
Adverb is a word that describes a verb (verbs), adjectives (adjectives), or other adverbs.
slowly Rina walks slowly. Slowly explain the verb 'walks'. This means
(perlahan) that Rina walked slowly.
fast You run fast. Fast explain the verb 'run'. This means you
(dengan cepat) run fast.
very This soup is very hot. Very describes the adjective 'hot'.
(sangat)
Adverb Example Explanation
very Rina walks very slowly. Very describes the adverb 'slowly'.
(sangat)
This means that Rina is walking very slowly.
extremely You run extremely fast. Extremely explains the adverb 'fast'.
(sangat)
This means you run very fast.
ADVERB EXAMPLE
fluently
loudly
slowly
quickly
fast
hard
seriously
very
really
beautifully
extremely
slightly, dsb.
4. Article
A, An and the (articles) are articles used to limit the meaning of a noun. Articles are also
articles used to modify nouns, people, places, or ideas or an idea. Technically, article is an
adjective, which can modify a noun. Usually adjectives change words through their descriptions.
There are several types of articles that we can use in writing and in conversation to indicate or refer
to a word or group of words.
Kinds of Articles;
Defiit article is used to denote a noun (Noun), either in the singular or in the plural form. This
definite article shows objects, people, places or ideas or ideas that are clearly defined objects or
people. example. red hammer. means that the hammer in question is a red hammer, not a hammer of
another color. This article is placed before a noun, or before an adjective that directly modifies the
noun.
Example:
Indefinite Articles is used when we want to show something that is not clear or not yet defined.
We use it when we don't know (or don't care) we are talking. We use the articles "A" before nouns
(nouns) or adjectives that are preceded by a consonant, either in the form of a letter or in
pronunciation like "U" is read as "YU" etc.
Example:
We use "AN" before words that start with a vowel sound or an H. sound.
Example:
A S.O.W. member was quoted in the article. seorang anggota penulis sosial dikutif dalam sebuah
artikel.
Since S sounds like it starts with a vowel (ess), then, in front of it the article "an" must be used.
3. Zero Article
Talking about the benefits or uses of Zero article is when we explain how the article is used in a
sentence. But basically when we talk about article zero it means we don't use all articles in front of
nouns. in other words, we don't use the a / an or the article in the sentences we make.
Example:
In Arabic, the word The should not come before the word All. should they (The and All) be
used separately or combined to become All the.
Example:
At the all birthday parties, food and drinks are served to the guests.
in the sentence above it should be written: at birthday parties…, at all birthday parties…, or at
all the birthday parties….
If the noun used is a common noun, then we use An, or maybe even without the article at all.
Example:
Use the utensil when eating the dinner. Menggunakan alat-alat ketika makan malam.
Use the fork when eating your dinner. Menggunakan garpu ketika makan malam Anda.
Remember that previously mentioned nouns must be changed by a direct article; However, if the
noun only appears for the first time, an indirect article should be used. Example:
A child is riding a bicycle along a sidewalk; the child is wearing the helmet.
5. Auxiliary verb
Auxiliary verbs in English can be said to be auxiliary words to complement the main verb in a
sentence. Apart from completing the main verb, the auxiliary verb also serves to clarify the main
verb. Therefore, the auxiliary verb cannot stand alone without a verb. These auxiliary words are
used to show tense, aspect, modal, emphasis, and so on. In a clause or sentence, this auxiliary verb
usually comes before the main verb.
Be
Be can include am, is, are, was, were, been, being, and to be and is usually used to describe a verb,
noun, and present participle. For its use, you also have to adjust the tense used. For example:
-I am
-I was
-He is.
Example:
Do
You often see or hear the auxiliary word do in English sentences. This word serves to emphasize the
feeling or verb in front of it. However, not only do, this auxiliary word also includes does, did, and
done. The use of these auxiliary words can also be adjusted to the conditions and also the tense
used. For example, do and does for the present tense, did for the past tense, and done for the past
perfect tense. Let's look at an example of its use in a sentence:
Have
Finally, there is have which is used for the perfect tense. Not only have, had and has also can be
used in sentences according to time and conditions. Have is used for the present and future perfect
sentences, while has is used for the present perfect, and had for the past perfect. How to use it in
sentences?
6. Clause
Clause is a group of words that contain subject and predicate. Subject is about what or who
is being discussed while predicate explains something about the subject. Subjects can be people,
animals, things, or abstract concepts, while predicate can be a verb (verb) or auxiliary verb + verb
with / without additional words to complete the meaning of the sentence.
subject predicate
she cooks
Sarah is sleeping
The clause may be a sentence that can stand alone as a sentence, namely an independent clause or
like a sentence that cannot stand alone which is called a dependent clause
Independent Clause
Dependent Clause
Dependent clause contains subject and predicate but cannot express a complete thought because this
clause is preceded by a word called a subordinator, which causes the meaning of the clause to hang.
This English clause must be linked or combined with the independent clause (as the main clause)
into a type of sentence called a complex sentence to make it "make sense" or its meaning can be
understood as a whole. There are three basic types of dependent clause, namely:
noun clause
The noun clause functions as a noun (noun) or pronoun (pronoun) in a sentence, the adjective clause
acts like an adjective which explains the noun or pronoun in the main clause, while the adverbial
clause provides information about the verb, adjective, or adverb in the main clause.
kinds Example
question word (what, who, whose, whom, which, when, where, how, …-ever) / if/weather / that + S + V +/-
…
7. Conjunction
Conjunctions or conjunctions are words used to connect equivalent language units (word by
word, phrase by phrase, clause with clause, sentence with sentence, and so on). The use of the
conjunction can be exemplified in the sentence below:
Kinds of conjunction;
A. Compound conjuction, is a conjunction that connects things that are equivalent, for example
subject to subject, verb to verb, object to object, adverb to adverb, adjective to adjective, etc.
B. Complex conjunction, is a conjunction that connects the main clause (main sentence) and
subordinate clause (clause). The meeting of these two types of clauses will form a sentence. The
complex conjunction includes conjunctions other than compound conjuction, such as: when, while,
which, what, when, where, that, after, before, till, until, because, although, if, etc. Pattern:
Example;
function ;
(alternative);You can take either the white candy or the red one.
(cause and effect);He didn’t attend the lecture because he had to take her mother to the hospital.
8. Infinitive
The infinitive is the basic form of the verb (verb). The format of the infinitive is to + Verb
base (V1). So if the verb usually changes form, in the infinitive the verb does not change at all from
the basic form. For example:
Subject
Example of sentences:
This infinitive function is usually used in conjunction with the adverb too (too) or enough (enough).
Example of sentences:
9. Interjection
Interjection is usually used to show the emotions of the speaker or writer. Therefore,
interjection is not suitable when used in scientific works.
Example;
Ahh!
Bingo!
Eww!
Congrats!
Independent Interjection
Because interjections are not actually an important component in a sentence, they often
stand alone and only function as a complement.
There are no specific rules regarding the interjection position. You can put it before or after the
sentence.
Here's an example:
Interjection in Sentences
Interjection may be part of a sentence. It's just that interjection acts as an insert that has a
separate meaning from other sentences.
Here's an example:
10. Sentence
Simple sentence is the most basic sentence type, consisting of only one independent clause.
This type of sentence does not mean "simple" (simple) to understand because simple sentences
themselves refer to sentence patterns, not the complexity of thought.
3. I am very hungry.
Information:
subject = I
Simple sentences are generally short sentences, but can also be long. Sentences can become
longer when sentence elements such as subject, verb, and object are used compound. Between these
compound elements (such as compound subject and compound verbs) are not separated by commas.
Besides that, prepositional phrases can also play a role in extending a simple sentence.
11. Subject
-they run
Kinds:
A. simple subject
Simple subject or what is commonly referred to as simple subject, is a type of subject or
actor in a sentence that consists of only one actor. Simple subject can be noun, infinitive, pronoun
and gerund.
Bandar Lampung is the city full with the memory (Bandar Lampung is a city full of memories)
we always call him everyday (we always call him every day)
To build a house, we should have much money (to build a building we must have a lot of money)
when you see me, my heart is beat so fast (when you see me, my heart is beating fast)
B. Combined subject
Combined subject is a subject that has more than one subject in a sentence.
Example:
My father and my mother are life happily
12. Tense
Tenses are a category of grammar (grammar) that emphasizes the use of verbs that are
associated with the time of use. In other words, tenses are differences in the form of a verb to
express the difference in time and duration of an action or event.
Event
Perfect
Time Simple Continuous Perfect Continuous
Present Present Perfect
Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect Continuous
Present Tense Tense Tense Tense
Past Perfect
Simple Past Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
Past Tense Tense Tense Tense
Future Future Perfect
Simple Future Continuous Future Perfect Continuous
Future Tense Tense Tense Tense
Past Future
Past Future Perfect
Past Future Continuous Past Future Continuous
Past Future Tense Tense Perfect Tense Tense
Used to show facts, habits, and general conditions that occur at this time.
Fungsi Rumus Contoh
Subject + Verb / Verb-
s/es + Complement
Atau a. I work hard for this company.
Subject + am/are/is + b. He works hard for this company.
Complement c. You are beautiful.
Positif d. She is beautiful.
Sunbect + do/does not a. I do not work hard for this
+ Verb1 + Complement company.
Atau b. He does not work hard for this
Subject + am/are/is + company.
not + complement c. You are not beautiful.
Negatif d. She is not beautiful.
Do/does + Subject +
Verb1 + Complement? a. Do I work hard for this company?
Atau b. Does he work hard for this
Am/are/is + Subject + company?
Complement? c. Are you beautiful?
Interogatif d. Is she beautiful?
Used to talk about an ongoing action. The most important of these tenses is the time duration for the
verb.
Fungsi Rumus Contoh
Subject + am/are/is +
Positif Verb-ing + Complement We are studying English.
Subject + am/are/is +
Negatif Not + Complement We are not studying English.
Am/are/is + Subject +
Verb-ing +
Interogatif Complement? Are we studying English?
Used to show an action or event has been completed and emphasizes the result.
Fungsi Rumus Contoh
Subject + has/have + a. I have finished my homework.
Positif Verb3 + Complement b. She has finished her homework.
Subject + has/have + a. I have not finished my homework.
not + Verb3 + b. She has not finished her
Negatif Complement homework.
Has/have + Subject + a. Have I finished my homework?
Interogatif Verb3 + Complement? b. Has she finished her homework?
Used to show an event that is happening in the past. Usually, there are 2 events that occurred in the
past, and the interrupted event uses this tense.
Fungsi Rumus Contoh
Subject + was/were +
Positif Verb-ing + Complement I was studying English when he called.
Subject + was/were +
Not + Verb-ing + I was not studying English when he
Negatif Complement called.
Was/were + Subject +
Verb-ing +
Interogatif Complement? Was I studying English when he called?
Used to show events that occurred before a certain time in the past, and emphasizes the outcome
rather than the duration of the event. Usually used to show which event occurred first between 2
events that occurred in the past.
Fungsi Rumus Contoh
Subject + had + Verb3 I had finished my homework before I
Positif + Complement met up with my friends yesterday.
Negatif Subject + had + not + I had not finished my homework before I
Verb3 + Complement met up with my friends yesterday.
Had + Subject + Verb3 Had I finished my homework before I
Interogatif + Complement? met up with my friends yesterday?
Used to show actions that occurred in the past and were completed at a specific time in the past as
well. This tense emphasizes the duration of its occurrence. This tense is also used in Reported
Speech
Fungsi Rumus Contoh
Subject + had + been +
Positif Verb-ing + Complement You had been crying for an hour.
Subject + had + not +
been + Verb-ing +
Negatif Complement You had not been crying for an hour.
Had + Subject + been +
Verb-ing +
Interogatif Complement? Had you been crying for an hour?
Used to show actions that will continue to occur in the future. This tense emphasizes results.
Fungsi Rumus Contoh
Subject + will + have +
been + Verb-ing + In 2020, she will have been
Positif Complement working here for 2 years.
Subject + will + not +
have + been + Verb-ing In 2020, she will not have been
Negatif + Complement working here for 2 years.
Will + Subject + have +
been + Verb-ing + In 2020, will she have been
Interogatif Complement? working here for 2 years?
13. Past Future Tense
Used to denote an action to be performed in the past but failed (failed plan).
Fungsi Rumus Contoh
Subject + would/should I would come to your party if you invited
Positif + Verb1 + Complement me.
Subject + would/should
not + Verb1 + I would not come to your party if you did
Negatif Complement not invite me.
Would/should + Subject
+ Verb1 + Would I come to your party if you invited
Subject Complement? me?
Used to show an action that will be performed in the past and will last until a certain time in the
past. This tense emphasizes the duration of the action.
Fungsi Rumus Contoh
Subject + would/should
+ be + Verb-ing + I would be studying if you did not disturb
Positif Complement me yesterday.
Subject + would/should
not + be + Verb-ing + I would not be studying if you did not
Negatif Complement disturb me yesterday.
Would/should + Subject
+ be + Verb-ing + Would I be studying if you did not
Subject Complement? disturb me yesterday?
Used to denote an action that will have been done in the past but was not carried out (failed plan).
This tense emphasizes results.
Fungsi Rumus Contoh
Subject + would/should
+ have + Verb3 + I would have bought a new car if I had
Positif Complement enough money.
Subject + would/should
not + have + Verb3 + I would not have bought a new car if I
Negatif Complement had enough money.
Subject Would/should + Subject Would I have bought a new car if I had
+ be + Verb3 + enough money?
Complement?
Used to show actions that have been and are still being performed in the past, but are not actually
happening. This tense emphasizes both duration and outcome.
Fungsi Rumus Contoh
Subject + would/should She would have been waiting for me for
+ have + been + Verb- 3 hours yesterday but she had gone at
Positif ing + Complement 9.00 PM.
Subject + would/should She would not have been waiting for me
not + have + been + for 3 hours yesterday but she had gone
Negatif Verb-ing + Complement at 9.00 PM.
Would/should + Subject
+ have + been + Verb- Would she have been waiting for me for
Subject ing + Complement? 3 hours yesterday?
13. Modal Verb
Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs (also called helping verbs) like can, will, could, shall, must,
would, might, and should. After a modal verb, the root form of a verb is generally used. The word
to should not appear after a modal verb. An exception is the phrase ought to, which is considered a
modal verb.
Modal verbs add meaning to the main verb in a sentence by expressing possibility, ability,
permission, or obligation. Example;
When a modal verb precedes the main verb in a sentence or clause, use the root of the verb
rather than the infinitive, which contains the word to.
The one case in which we deviate from this rule and use the full infinitive form of a verb is
with the modal phrase “ought to”
Example; The doctor ought to see you now. (You’ve waited long enough.)
To Do as a Modal Verb
The verb to do can be used as a modal verb or a main verb. In this sentence, to do is being
used as a main verb and can is being used as a modal verb.
Remember, however, that do can be used as a modal verb only if there is no other modal verb
present in the sentence.
14. Noun
A noun is a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing, or idea. In a
sentence, nouns can play the role of subject, direct object, indirect object, subject complement,
object complement, appositive, or adjective.
Types of nouns
Nouns form a large proportion of English vocabulary and they come in a wide variety of types.
Nouns can name a person:
Albert Einstein
the president
my mother
a girl
Mount Vesuvius
Disneyland
my bedroom
Nouns can also name things, although sometimes they might be intangible things, such as concepts,
activities, or processes. Some might even be hypothetical or imaginary things.example;
shoe
faucet
freedom
Basketball
One important distinction to be made is whether a noun is a proper noun or a common noun. A
proper noun is a specific name of a person, place, or thing, and is always capitalized.
Example;
Common or generic nouns can be broken down into three subtypes: concrete nouns, abstract nouns,
and collective nouns. A concrete noun is something that is perceived by the senses; something that
is physical or real.
Example;
Nouns as subjects
Every sentence must have a subject, and that subject will always be a noun. The subject of a
sentence is the person, place, or thing that is doing or being the verb in that sentence.
Example;
Maria is happy.
Nouns as objects
Plural nouns
Countable nouns vs. uncountable nouns
Possessive nouns.
15. Object
An object is one of the five major elements of clause structure. The other four are subject,
verb, adjunct and complement.
Objects are typically noun phrases (a noun or pronoun and any dependent words before or after it).
Objects normally follow the verb in a clause:
-Direct objects
A direct object shows who or what the action of the verb affects:
-Indirect objects
An indirect object is usually a person or an animal. The indirect object (underlined) receives or is
affected by the direct object (in bold). An indirect object always needs a direct object with it and
always comes before the direct object:
We can often rephrase such sentences with a prepositional phrase using to or for + the recipient. In
this case, the direct object usually comes first.
16. participle
A participle is a form of a verb that can be used as an adjective or combined with the verb to
be to construct different verb tenses.
a.Present Participles
In English, all present participles end in -ing. In most cases, if the base form of a verb ends in a
consonant, you simply add -ing. Walk becomes walking, eat becomes eating, think becomes
thinking, and so on. If the verb ends with a silent -e, the -e is usually dropped before -ing is added.
Move becomes moving, consume becomes consuming, meditate becomes meditating. For verbs that
end in -ie, the -ie usually changes to -y before the -ing is added.
b.Past Participles
Most past participles are formed by adding -ed to the base form of a verb (or just -d if the verb
already ends in -e. Walk becomes walked, move becomes moved, and so on. However, there are a
handful of verbs with irregular past participles. Some common ones include think/thought,
eat/eaten, go/gone, do/done, and feel/felt.
-Present participles combine with the verb to be to form certain verb tenses. The past continuous,
present continuous, and future continuous tenses combine the verb to be with present participles:
I was walking. (past continuous) I am walking. (present continuous) I will be walking. (future
continuous)
-Past participles combine with the verb to be to create the passive voice. In a passive voice
construction, the grammatical subject of the clause receives the action of the verb. Someone or
something else performs the action.
The pie was eaten by Rodney. The test was passed by the whole class. The movie was watched by
people around the country.
We can categorize English words into 9 basic types called "parts of speech" or "word
classes". It's quite important to recognize parts of speech. This helps you to analyze sentences and
understand them. It also helps you to construct good sentences.
1. Parts of Speech Table
This is a summary of the 9 parts of speech*. You can find more detail if you click on each
part of speech.
Here are some examples of sentences made with different English parts of speech:
verb
Stop!
Many words in English can have more than one job, or be more than one part of speech. For
example, "work" can be a verb and a noun; "but" can be a conjunction and a preposition; "well" can
be an adjective, an adverb and an interjection. In addition, many nouns can act as adjectives.
In the table below you can see a few examples. Of course, there are more, even for some of
the words in the table. In fact, if you look in a good dictionary you will see that the word "but" has
six jobs to do:
The passive voice is often maligned by teachers and professors as a bad writing habit. Or, to
put it in the active voice, teachers and professors across the English-speaking world malign the
passive voice as a bad writing habit.
In general, the active voice makes your writing stronger, more direct, and, you guessed it,
more active. The subject is something, or it does the action of the verb in the sentence. With the
passive voice, the subject is acted upon by some other performer of the verb. (In case you weren’t
paying attention, the previous two sentences use the type of voice they describe.)
But the passive voice is not incorrect. In fact, there are times when it can come in handy.
Read on to learn how to form the active and passive voices, when using the passive voice is a good
idea, and how to avoid confusing it with similar forms.
In a passive voice construction, the grammatical subject of the clause receives the action of
the verb. So, the ball from the above sentence, which is receiving the action, becomes the subject.
The formula: [subject]+[some form of the verb to be]+[past participle of a transitive verb]+[optional
prepositional phrase]
That last little bit—“by Chester”—is a prepositional phrase that tells you who the performer
of the action is. But even though Chester is the one doing the kicking, he’s no longer the
grammatical subject. A passive voice construction can even drop him from the sentence entirely:
Use the active voice if it makes your sentence sound clearer and more natural
Forming passive voice requires the verb “to be” and a past participle
The passive voice is your friend when the thing receiving an action is the important part of the
sentence—especially in scientific and legal contexts, times when the performer of an action is
unknown, or cases where the subject is distracting or irrelevant
When it comes to good writing, don’t be passive—even if your sentences sometimes need to be
19. Phrase
Phrase and clause are the most important elements of English grammar. Phrase and clause
cover everything a sentence has. Clauses are the center of sentences and phrases strengthen the
sentences to become meaningful. If the clauses are the pillars of a building, the phrases are the
bricks. A phrase usually is always present within a clause, but a phrase cannot have a clause in it.
A phrase, therefore, is a group of words which has no finite verb in it and acts to complete the
sentence for making it meaningful.
“A phrase is a small group of words that form a meaningful unit within a clause.”
-Oxford Dictionary
“In linguistic analysis, a phrase is a group of words (or possibly a single word) that functions as a
constituent in the syntax of a sentence, a single unit within agrammatical hierarchy.”
Types of Phrases
Noun Phrase
Adjective Phrase
Adverbial Phrase
Prepositional Phrase
Conjunctional Phrase
Interjectional Phrase
-Noun Phrase
A noun phrase is usually assembled centering a single noun and works as a subject, an object or a
complement in the sentence.
Example:
I like to swing the bat hard when I am at the crease. (An object)
-Adjective Phrase
An adjective phrase is comprised of an adjective and works as a single adjective in the sentence.
Example:
-Adverbial Phrase
An adverbial phrase modifies the verb or the adjective and works as an adverb in the sentence.
Example:
-Prepositional Phrase
Example:
He is on the way.
-Conjunctional Phrase
Example:
-Interjectional Phrase
Interjections that have more than one words are called the interjectional phrases.
Example:
20. Predicate
The predicate is the part of a sentence (or clause) that tells us what the subject does or is. To
put it another way, the predicate is everything that is not the subject.
In each example below, the predicate is shaded. (The subjects of the sentences aren't.)
Elvis lives.
At the heart of every predicate is a verb. In each example below, the verb in the predicate is shown
in bold.
True friends appear less moved than counterfeit. (Greek philosopher Homer)
A clause contains a subject and predicate too. The examples below are all clauses not sentences.
21. Preposition
Prepositions often tell us where one noun is in relation to another (e.g., The coffee is on the table
beside you). But they can also indicate more abstract ideas, such as purpose or contrast (e.g., We
went for a walk despite the rain).
Preposition Examples
Unfortunately, there’s no reliable formula for determining which preposition to use with a particular
combination of words. The best way to learn which prepositions go with which words is to read as
much high-quality writing as you can and pay attention to which combinations sound right. Here are
a few examples of the most common prepositions used in sentences.
Example;
Example;
Example;
Example;
22. Pronoun
A personal pronoun is a short word we use as a simple substitute for the proper name of a
person. Each of the English personal pronouns shows us the grammatical person, gender, number,
and case of the noun it replaces. I, you, he, she, it, we they, me, him, her, us, and them are all
personal pronouns.
Personal pronouns are the stunt doubles of grammar; they stand in for the people (and
perhaps animals) who star in our sentences. They allow us to speak and write with economy
because they enable us to avoid repeating cumbersome proper nouns all the live-long day.
Example;
Archbishop Desmond Tutu was born in 1931 in South Africa and Bishop Desmond Tutu rose to
international fame in the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to
Bishop Desmond Tutu in 1984. Bishop Desmond Tutu has written seven books and has cowritten or
contributed to many others.
Personal pronouns can be either subjects or objects in a sentence. Subject pronouns are said
to be in the nominative case, whereas object pronouns are said to be in the objective case.
First singular I me
First plural we us
The interrogative pronouns for all three persons are the same: who (nominative) and whom
(objective). Many people get confused about when to use the interrogative objective pronoun
whom, but it is quite easy to learn.
Example;
Mrs. Khan asked that the package be delivered to her at the office. (her = third person singular
objective)
To whom should I address my letter? (whom = interrogative objective; I = first person singular
nominative)
We would like to invite Stacy to join us for dinner. (we = first person plural nominative; us = first
person plural objective).
23. Verb
Verbs tell you what the subject of a sentence or clause is doing (or being). Verbs are
conjugated according to person, number, gender, tense, aspect, mood, or voice.
Verbs are at the heart of sentences and clauses; they are indispensable to the formation of a
complete thought. A verb can express a thought by itself (with the subject implied) and be
understood.
Example;
Run!
Believe!
Even when used figuratively rather than literally, some verbs can still be considered action verbs.
Example;The singer broke with tradition by shaking hands with his fans.
In this example, the singer didn’t really break anything, but the verb is still an action verb.
-Verb Tenses
Verbs change in form, or tense, to indicate whether the actions or states are occurring in the present
(or are happening continuously), occurred in the past, or will occur in the future. Example;
-Verb Moods
Among a verb’s many properties is mood. A verb’s mood, sometimes referred to as a mode, can be
either indicative, imperative, or subjunctive. The most common of these is the indicative mood.
Indicative mood is used for statements of fact or opinion and to pose questions.example;