English Grammar Topics Covered at Capital Community College

1. Capital Community College English Grammar English Grammar English Grammar English Grammar Parts of Speech Parts of Speech Parts of Speech Parts of Speech

2. Eight Parts of Speech Eight Parts of Speech Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Adverbs Adverbs Conjunctions Conjunctions Prepositions Verbs Interjections

3. Word that names Word that names b A b A Person Person b An b An Idea Idea b A b A Thing Thing b A b A Place Place

4. Kinds of Nouns Kinds of Nouns

5. A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement Linking Linking be verbs & taste feel sound look appear become seem grow remain stay Subject Subject predicate predicate

6. Capital Community College Every sentence must have Every sentence must have Every Every sentence sentence must must have have a a a a

7. Kinds of Verbs Kinds of Verbs b Action verbs express mental or physical action . b Action verbs express mental or physical action . b Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it. b Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it. He rode the horse to victory. He has been sick.

8. The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea. The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea. Personal Pronouns I, me, mine you, your, yours she, her, hers, it, its we,us, our, ours they, them, their, theirs myself yourself Indefinite Pronouns anybody each either none someone, one, etc. Interrogative Pronouns who whom what which whose Demonstrative Pronouns this that these those

9. Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun . Is that a wool sweater? Just give me five minutes. Did you lose your address book? Answers these questions:

10. Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Answers the questions: Answers the questions: How? How? He ran quickly. He ran quickly. She left yesterday. She left yesterday. When? When? We went there. We went there. Where? Where? It was too hot! It was too hot! To what degree or how much? To what degree or how much?

11. Interrogative Adverbs introduce questions How did you break your leg? When does your plane leave? How often do you run? Where did you put the mouse trap?

12. A preposition introduces a noun or pronoun or a phrase or clause functioning in the sentence as a noun. The word or word group that the preposition introduces is its object . They received a postcard from Bobby telling about his trip to Canada.

13. The preposition never stands alone ! preposition noun pronoun object of preposition preposition object can have more than one object object can have modifiers You can press those leaves under glass . Her telegram to Nina and Ralph brought good news. It happened during the last examination.

14. Some Common Prepositions aboard about above across after against along among around at before behind below beneath beside between beyond by down during except for from in into like of off on over past since through throughout to toward under underneath until up upon with within without

15. The conjunction A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words. and or but either/or neither/nor

16. The interjection is an exclamatory word that expresses emotion Goodness ! What a cute baby! Wow! Look at that sunset!

17. Capital Community College Thats all for now. . . Thats all for now. . . More Later More Later