English Grammar

Grammar

Is used to combine, organize and change parts of words, words and groups of words to make meaning of the sentences.

Understanding grammatical structures

Parts of speech

noun

person

place

thing

idea

quality

doctor

school

book

internet

joy

adjective

great

blue

difficult

beatiful

dry

preposition

regarding

from

below

between

interjection

whew

ouch

gosh

yay

conjunction

unless

but

although

because

adverb

unless

quickly

always

gently

verb

sing

pronoun

protect

answer

that/those

us/we

you/me/them

it

he/she

Nouns

Proper Nouns

Abstract Nouns

Common Nouns

CollectiveNouns

Countable Nouns

Gender Nouns

Uncountable Nouns

Singular Nouns

Plural Nouns

Noun

People

Place

Thing

Person

Country

Fan

Window

México

Nouns are words that name people, places, things or ideas.

Types of nouns :

Proper

Common

These name general, non-specific people, places, things or ideas.

These name specific people, places and things.

Ex:

Man, city, religion and airline

Ex:

The Pope, Spain and Catholic.

Concrete

Abstract

Names something that you can`t perceive with your five senses.

They name something you can perceive with your five senses.

Ex:

1. Happiness
2. Love
3. Pride
4. Faith
5. Belief

Ex:

1. Eyes
2. Tiger
3. Headphones
4. Fruit
5. Bug

Countable

Uncountable

Can be counted.

Cannot be counted.

Ex:

1. Clock
2. Clocks and pencil
3. Pencils
4. Movie
5. Train

1. Milk
2. Rice
3. Snow
4. Rain
5. Water
6. Food
7. Music

If it has an "S" at the end this rule is incorporated.

Compound

Collective Nouns

Ex:

Ex:

Made up of two small words.

They refer to a group of things as a whole.

1. Eyeglasses
2. New York
3. Sunflower

1. Bunch
2. Audience
3. Flock
4. Team
5. Group
6. Family

Singular

Plural

Ex:

Ex:

They refer to one person, place, thing or idea.

They refer to more than one person, place, thing or idea.

1. Cat
2. Ship
3. Hero
4. Monkey
5. Baby

1. Cats
2. Ships
3. Heroes
4. Monkeys
5. Babies

Possessive Noun

Ex:

These show ownership.

1. Dad`s car
2. The student`s books
3. John`s hat

Verbs

These define an describeaction

Form vs. Use

Present simple and present continuous

We use the present simple for:

• Facts and permanent states. Juanito works for a landscaping company.
• General truths and laws of nature. Heat flows from hot to cold.
• Habits and routines (with always, usually, ect). He usually cleans the car on Sundays.
• Timetables and programs (in the future). My flight departs at 10:30 PM exactly.
• Sporting commentaries, reviews and narrations. Manson passes on the far side and clips the crash barrier.
• Feelings and emotions. I love Venice; it`s a beautiful city.

We use the present simple for:

• Listado de puntos
• Listado de puntos

What is a Noun?Most of us have been taught that a noun is a word that refers to a person, place, or thing. While this is true, it is helpful to think of thing as a broad category; a thing does not have to be something that you can hold in your hand (a mountain, a place, and a feeling can all be things). Here are some examples of nouns: Toni Morrison is my favorite writer. (Toni Morrison is a noun and a person) I do not want to go to Seattle. (Seattle is a noun and a place) I will eat that marshmallow. (Marshmallow is a noun and a thing) Eating the marshmallow gave me happiness. (Happiness is a noun and a thing). Nouns can also refer to an animal (moose), a quality (softness), an idea (zero), or an action (as in “her singing was beautiful”). Nouns can name someone or something generally (dog, seashore, friend) or specifically (Great Pyrenees, Cape Cod, Sally). And although most nouns consist of a single word, some do not: school bus, Italian dressing, and chuck-will’s-widow are all nouns. Nouns can be singular ('one sandwich') or plural ('two sandwiches'), although some nouns take the same form regardless ('one sheep,' 'two sheep'). Nouns can also refer to concepts (information) that cannot be counted and singular entities (Neptune) that cannot be pluralized. Sentences can have one noun (“Theo ran quickly.”) or more than one (“Theo ran quickly across the field.”) but some sentences don’t have any (“Run, quickly!”).