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Adjectives
DEFINTION: A word or phrase that decribes or changes (modifies) a person, place or thing. HOW IT WORKS: In the sentence: “The small, green, noisy car made a left turn. 'Small,' 'green' and 'noisy' are adjectives becasue they describe the car. HOW IT'S USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: Adjectives are used every day when describing a person, place or thing. Adjectives provide more detail or modify about a noun. Links: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-modifier/introduction-to-adjectives-and-articles/v/intro-to-adjectives-v1 Practice: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-modifier/introduction-to-adjectives-and-articles/e/meet-the-adjective
Adverb
DEFINITON: Adverbs are the part of speech that are used to modify a verb, adjective, or other adverb. Adverbs can also modify prepositional phrases, subordinate clauses, and complete sentences. Adverbs are used tell us when, where, how, in what manner, or to what extent an action is performed. Adverbs can be one word or multiple words. HOW IT WORKS: Here are some examples: When: He walked yesterday. Where: He walked here. How: He walked quickly. In what manner: He walked barefoot. To what extent: He had the farthest to walk. HOW IT'S USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: Adverbs are used every day in conversation when telling when, where, how, in what manner, or to what extent an action is performed. LINKS: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-modifier/introduction-to-adverbs/v/intro-to-adverbs PRACTICE: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-modifier/introduction-to-adverbs/e/meet-the-adverb
Intensive Pronouns
DEFINITION: An intensive pronoun gives emphasizes to a noun or pronoun by taking the place of the word that existed before to avoid repeating the same word. In English intensive pronouns are formed by adding -self or -selves to the root pronoun. Examples: We planned it all by ourselves. The officer himself inspected the crime. The only intensive pronouns in today’s English are the following: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves HOW TO: Intensive pronouns are not necessary, but they serve the vital function of making your writing more interesting as well as more meaningful. Use them conservatively to guarantee that the emphasis they provide isn’t lost. Examples of Intensive Pronouns In the following examples, the intensive pronouns have been italicized for ease of identification. Mark wondered aloud whether he himself was the only one wanting to attend the meeting. Lucy knew that she herself could accomplish anything she put her mind to. You yourself can easily forget to be grateful. The team knew that they themselves were responsible for giving their best. We ourselves are the ones who make the world a different place. Everyday Use: Intensive Pronouns are used in every day conversation, reading and writing.
Intensive Pronouns 2
DEFINITION: An intensive pronoun gives emphasizes to a noun or pronoun by taking the place of the word that existed before to avoid repeating the same word. In English intensive pronouns are formed by adding -self or -selves to the root pronoun. Examples: We planned it all by ourselves. The officer himself inspected the crime. The only intensive pronouns in today’s English are the following: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves HOW TO: Intensive pronouns are not necessary, but they serve the vital function of making your writing more interesting as well as more meaningful. Use them conservatively to guarantee that the emphasis they provide isn’t lost. Examples of Intensive Pronouns In the following examples, the intensive pronouns have been italicized for ease of identification. Mark wondered aloud whether he himself was the only one wanting to attend the meeting. Lucy knew that she herself could accomplish anything she put her mind to. You yourself can easily forget to be grateful. The team knew that they themselves were responsible for giving their best. We ourselves are the ones who make the world a different place. Everyday Use: Intensive Pronouns are used in every day conversation, reading and writing.
Pronouns
Pronouns Definition A word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse Example (she, it, this ).
Singular and Plural Nouns
Singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea. Plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea. Example Singular nouns ending in 's', 'ss', 'sh', 'ch', 'x', or 'z' need an 'es' at the end to become plural.