English grammar

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Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 What is grammar? 1.1.1 Subfields of Grammar/Lingustics 1.2 Parts of Speech 2 See also

[edit] Introduction

[edit] What is grammar?

Grammar is a field of linguistics that comprises the rules of language. These rules are always changing and differ from area to area.

[edit] Subfields of Grammar/Lingustics

There are multiple sub-fields of Grammar/Linguistics. These subfields include:

• Phonetics
• Phonology
• Morphology
• Syntax
• Semantics
• Pragmatics

[edit] Parts of Speech

There are nine different parts of speech.

• noun - a word that names a person, place, or thing (examples: fireman, church, computer)
• verb - a word that describes an action or state of existance (examples: run, jump, like, want)
• pronoun - a word that is used in place of a noun (examples: I, you, he, she, we, they)
• adjective - a word that describes a noun (examples: big, red, dark)
• adverb - a word that describes a verb (when, where, how) (examples: quickly, yesterday, everywhere)
• preposition - a word that connects a noun, pronoun, or phase to a sentence (examples: on, at, by, as, after)
• conjunction - a word that links two words, phrases, or sentences (example: and, or, because)
• interjection - a word that conveys emotion (example: ahem!, egad!, ouch!)
• articles - a word that introduces a noun (example: the, a, an)

[edit] See also

• Apostrophe misuse

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