English Syntax: The grammar of words.
- All the faith he had had had had no effect on the outcome of his life.
- The complex houses married and single soldiers and their families.
- The rat the cat killed ate the cheese.
- Mary gave the child the dog bit a band-aid.
- Rose rose to water her rows of roses.
- The will will favor the past will.
- They saw us duck.
nouns
A noun is a member of a syntactic class that includes words which refer to people, places, things, ideas or concepts. Nouns can act as:
Nouns can take different positions: The subject of the verb. The direct object of the verb The indirect object of the verb The object of a preposition Before a postposition
-Professors work hard. -Put the exams on the table. -Give your mom my message. -See you in heaven. -She studied the whole week through.
examples
Types of Nouns
5. Concrete
3. Countable
1. Common
6. Abstract
4. Uncountable
2. Proper
8. Collective
7. Compound
wood London college freedom railway flock Starbucks hoodie sister-in-law Chemestry sock credit card Yoda
- A noun can be part of different categories.
Gender of nouns
nouns in english can be femenine and masculine
- woman-man
- lioness-lion
- goddess-god
- empress-emperor
- priestess-priest
- vixen-fox
- cow-bull
- princess-prince
- queen-king
Modifiers of nouns
DeterminersNouns Adjectives
determiners
5. Distributives
1. Articles
3. Possessive Adjectives
6. Difference words
4. Quantifiers
2. Demonstratives
7. Numbers
nouns
Nouns can also modifiy or qualify other nouns. They are called attributive nouns or noun adjuncts.
nouns that are part of something else
salad dressingcar keys picture graph brake lever Christmas tree
nouns that describe the material something is made of
leather beltpatent leather shoes iron bar rag doll glass container
noun modifiers with nouns ending in -er
soccer playerscuba diver English teacher cheese grater pizza cutter
nouns ending in -ing as noun modifiers
skating rinkbowling alley singing competition running track rowing boat
measurements, age or value as noun modifiers
a two-hundred-page booka ten-minute workout a five-pound note a six-foot-tall bloke a one-thousand-piece puzzle
adjectives placed before the noun modifier
a fantastic comic stripa huge dump truck a sudden heart attack terrible health care a short life span
plural-only nouns as modifiers
scissor caseplier set trouser pocket shoe lace tweezer case eyebrow makeup
adjectives
Adjectives are one of the four major word classes, along with nouns, verbs and adverbs. Adjectives "define", "describe" or "modify" a noun or a noun phrase
Predicative
Syntactically, adjectives can appear in different positions in the sentence
Postpositive
Attributive
attributive adjectives
Examples
An attributive adjective is an adjective that is directly adjacent to the noun or pronoun it modifies. In English, attributive adjectives usually come directly before the nouns they modify
Mum made a scrumptious cake. I love my astounding Syntax class. We got a state-of-the-art tv. Eager students are a treat!
predicative adjectives
Examples
Predicative adjectives are adjectives that usually come after a linking verb and not before the noun.
You look gorgeous! The weather is horrendous in England. You seem confused. Dad became angry. Lechona tastes bad.
postpositive adjectives
Examples
Postpositive adjectives are adjectives that are placed after the noun or pronoun they modifiy.
I haven't found my prince charming. The document must be signed by a notary public. He is the devil incarnate. Thank God Almighty he's free at last!
They are the "rule-breakers" of English syntax.
order of adjectives in english
She is a pretty, short, chubby, red-haired, Irish girl.
Chart
I saw an astonishing, big, colorful, double rainbow
He is a large truck driverHe is a large-truck driver She is an old book collector She is an old-book collector
Hyphens matter!!!
compound adjectives
A compound adjective is a combination of two or more words which perform the role of an adjective in a sentence. They are usually joined by a hyphen.
Compound adjectives
participial adjectives
Describe the pictures
Practice
- tall. French, cute, middle-aged woman
- double-sided, white, crafting, useful, tape
- thin, tall, horrible, Martian, old-looking alien
- feather, U-shaped, ugly, flexible, duster
- gray, small, rubber, elastic, band
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English Syntax: The grammar of words.
nouns
A noun is a member of a syntactic class that includes words which refer to people, places, things, ideas or concepts. Nouns can act as:
Nouns can take different positions: The subject of the verb. The direct object of the verb The indirect object of the verb The object of a preposition Before a postposition
-Professors work hard. -Put the exams on the table. -Give your mom my message. -See you in heaven. -She studied the whole week through.
examples
Types of Nouns
5. Concrete
3. Countable
1. Common
6. Abstract
4. Uncountable
2. Proper
8. Collective
7. Compound
wood London college freedom railway flock Starbucks hoodie sister-in-law Chemestry sock credit card Yoda
- A noun can be part of different categories.
Gender of nouns
nouns in english can be femenine and masculine
Modifiers of nouns
DeterminersNouns Adjectives
determiners
5. Distributives
1. Articles
3. Possessive Adjectives
6. Difference words
4. Quantifiers
2. Demonstratives
7. Numbers
nouns
Nouns can also modifiy or qualify other nouns. They are called attributive nouns or noun adjuncts.
nouns that are part of something else
salad dressingcar keys picture graph brake lever Christmas tree
nouns that describe the material something is made of
leather beltpatent leather shoes iron bar rag doll glass container
noun modifiers with nouns ending in -er
soccer playerscuba diver English teacher cheese grater pizza cutter
nouns ending in -ing as noun modifiers
skating rinkbowling alley singing competition running track rowing boat
measurements, age or value as noun modifiers
a two-hundred-page booka ten-minute workout a five-pound note a six-foot-tall bloke a one-thousand-piece puzzle
adjectives placed before the noun modifier
a fantastic comic stripa huge dump truck a sudden heart attack terrible health care a short life span
plural-only nouns as modifiers
scissor caseplier set trouser pocket shoe lace tweezer case eyebrow makeup
adjectives
Adjectives are one of the four major word classes, along with nouns, verbs and adverbs. Adjectives "define", "describe" or "modify" a noun or a noun phrase
Predicative
Syntactically, adjectives can appear in different positions in the sentence
Postpositive
Attributive
attributive adjectives
Examples
An attributive adjective is an adjective that is directly adjacent to the noun or pronoun it modifies. In English, attributive adjectives usually come directly before the nouns they modify
Mum made a scrumptious cake. I love my astounding Syntax class. We got a state-of-the-art tv. Eager students are a treat!
predicative adjectives
Examples
Predicative adjectives are adjectives that usually come after a linking verb and not before the noun.
You look gorgeous! The weather is horrendous in England. You seem confused. Dad became angry. Lechona tastes bad.
postpositive adjectives
Examples
Postpositive adjectives are adjectives that are placed after the noun or pronoun they modifiy.
I haven't found my prince charming. The document must be signed by a notary public. He is the devil incarnate. Thank God Almighty he's free at last!
They are the "rule-breakers" of English syntax.
order of adjectives in english
She is a pretty, short, chubby, red-haired, Irish girl.
Chart
I saw an astonishing, big, colorful, double rainbow
He is a large truck driverHe is a large-truck driver She is an old book collector She is an old-book collector
Hyphens matter!!!
compound adjectives
A compound adjective is a combination of two or more words which perform the role of an adjective in a sentence. They are usually joined by a hyphen.
Compound adjectives
participial adjectives
Describe the pictures
Practice
Do you have an idea?
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience speechless. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will be etched in your audience's memory, or even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you like! Need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well, 90% of the information we assimilate comes through our sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is in motion.
Do you have an idea?
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience speechless. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will be etched in your audience's memory, or even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you like! Need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well, 90% of the information we assimilate comes through our sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is in motion.