Grammar

Grammar

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Grammar

Object is the thing upon which the action of a verb is done. More technically a substantive word, phrase, or clause, immediately dependent on, or ‘governed by’, a verb, as expressing, in the case of ...

noun

Language; Grammar

A word used as the name or designation of a person or thing, such as 'duck' or 'river'. Abstract nouns denote abstract properties, such as 'invisibility', 'gentleness'. ...

conjunction

Language; Grammar

A word used to connect words or constructions. Co-ordinating conjunctions such as 'and', and 'but' link together elements of equal importance in a sentence ('fish and chips' ...

clause

Language; Grammar

A clause is a sentence or sentence-like linguistic construction included within another sentence. A main clause might be a simple noun plus verb ('I did it'). A co-ordinate clause is of equal status ...

adverb

Language; Grammar

A word which qualifies or adds to the action of a verb: as in 'she ran quickly', or 'she ran fast'. Adverbs can also qualify adjectives, as in 'the grass is intensely green'. ...

adjective

Language; Grammar

A word which qualifies or modifies the meaning of a noun; as in a 'blue hat' or a 'quick fox'. They can be used to complement the verbs 'to be' or 'to seem' ('Sue ...

prefix

Language; Grammar

A prefix consists of letters placed before a word in order to form a new word. Common prefixes in the English language include: un-, dis-, pre-, post-, and en-. For example, the prefix un- is used ...