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TYPES OF GRAMMAR:

language in context; usage

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DESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR

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TYPES OF GRAMMAR:

language BASED ON RULES

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PRESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR

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What is the building blocks of language. They also function to explain the usage of words in a sentence

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PARTS OF SPEECH

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PART OF SPEECH:

a word used to name a person, place, thing, state, or quality

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NOUN

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KINDS OF NOUNS:

they are specific. the first letters are capitalized

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PROPER NOUNS

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KINDS OF NOUNS:

they are general
example: man, student, clinic

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COMMON NOUNS

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KINDS OF NOUNS:

name groups
(family, army, flock, choir)

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COLLECTIVE NOUNS

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How to identify if the COLLECTIVE NOUN is plural or singular?

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WITH ISSUE - PLURAL

WITHOUT ISSUE - SINGULAR

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KINDS OF NOUNS:

cannot be counted

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MASS NOUNS

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KINDS OF NOUNS:

salt, sugar, flour, feedback, equipment are examples of ____

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MASS NOUNS

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KINDS OF NOUNS:

cannot be pluralized by adding -s or -es and cannot be added directly by a/an

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MASS NOUNS

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KINDS OF NOUNS:

exist in the physical world, perceived by senses

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CONCRETE NOUNS

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KINDS OF NOUNS:

refer to ideas and feelings

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ABSTRACT NOUNS

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KINDS OF NOUNS:

sadness, joy, brilliance are examples of

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ABSTRACT NOUNS

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PARTS OF SPEECH:

a word used to REPLACE a Noun

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PRONOUN

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS:

refer to people of things which can be singular or plural. refer to the SPEAKER, the PERSON SPOKEN TO, and the PERSON SPOKEN ABOUT

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PERSONAL PRONOUNS

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS:

I, We, You, He, She, It, Me, Us, Him, Her, Them, My, Mine, Our, Your Their are examples of

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PERSONAL PRONOUNS

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

Subjective/Nominative Case
FIRST PERSON Pronouns

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I, We

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

Subjective/Nominative Case
SECOND PERSON Pronouns

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you

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

Subjective/Nominative Case
THIRD PERSON Pronouns

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He, she, it, they

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

Objective Case
FIRST PERSON Pronouns

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Me, Us

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

Objective Case
SECOND PERSON Pronouns

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You

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

Objective Case
THIRD PERSON Pronouns

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Him, her, it, them

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

Possessive Case
FIRST PERSON Pronouns

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my, mine, our, ours

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

Possessive Case
SECOND PERSON Pronouns

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YOUR, YOURS

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

Possessive Case
THIRD PERSON Pronouns

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his, her, hers, its, their, theirs

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He and (I, me) sang.

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He and I sang.

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The singer is (he, him)

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The singer is he.

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I gave (he, him) a chance.

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I gave him a chance

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I smiled at (he, him)

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I smiled at him

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The bag is (I’m, mine)

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The bag is mine

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Jessica, Sarah, and (me, I) went out for ice cream.

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“Jessica, Sarah, and I went out for ice cream.”

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It was (she, her) who was elected president.

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“It was SHE who was elected president.”

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(Him, He) and Billy traveled across the country on bikes.

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“HE and Billy traveled across the country on bikes.”

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Have Jonathan, Katie, and (she, her) left for the movie theater?

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Have Jonathan, Katie, and SHE left for the movie theater?

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The parents in charge of the field trip are (them, they).

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The parents in charge of the field trip are THEY.

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Jackie, Belinda, and (him, he) ate lunch at the diner down the street.

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Jackie, Belinda, and HE ate lunch at the diner down the street.

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In the mornings, (we, us) and Beverly walk three miles before school.

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In the mornings, WE and Beverly walk three miles before school

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It was (me, I) who ate the last slice of pizza.

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It was I who ate the last slice of pizza.

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The winners of the tournament were (us, we).

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The winners of the tournament were WE.

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Before leaving the house, Jackson, Gerardo, and (they, them) need to make a decision.

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Before leaving the house, Jackson, Gerardo, and THEY need to make a decision.

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

refer to an IDENTIFIABLE BUT NOT SPECIFIED person or thing

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INDEFINITE PRONOUN

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

any, anybody, nobody, anyone, each, everyone, one, someone, somebody, every, either, neither are EXAMPLES OF

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SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

all, some, few, both, several, many ARE EXAMPLES OF

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PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

they are compound personal pronouns

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REFLEXIVE AND INTENSIVE PRONOUNS

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

refers back to to the subject in the sentence/gives emphasis to the subject

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

used to emphasize the antecedent

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INTENSIVE PRONOUN

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

myself, yourself, herself, itself, himself are EXAMPLES OF

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REFLEXIVE AND INTENSIVE PRONOUNS or COMPOUND PERSONAL PRONOUNS

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

“I owe it to myself.”
MYSELF in the sentence is a/an ________ pronoun

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

“I myself made that decision.”
MYSELF in the sentence is a/an _________ pronoun

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INTENSIVE PRONOUN

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

This, These, That, Those are EXAMPLES OF

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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

used to link one phrase or clause to another phrase or clause

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

who, whose, whoever, whom, that, which, whichever are EXAMPLES OF

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

used when asking questions

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INTEROGATIVE PRONOUNS

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KINDS OF PRONOUNS

what, which, who, whom, whose, whoever are EXAMPLES OF

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INTEROGATIVE PRONOUNS

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PARTS OF SPEECH

a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence

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PARTS OF SPEECH

a part of speech used to modify nouns and pronoun

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Adjective (describing words)

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PARTS OF SPEECH

Modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb. It is generally placed immediately before or after the word it modifies

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PARTS OF SPEECH

A word expressing the relationship between a noun, pronoun, and other elements

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Preposition

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PARTS OF SPEECH

A word used to connect sentences, clauses, phrases or words

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Conjunctions

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PARTS OF SPEECH

A word that expresses the feeling or emotion, and functions independently in a sentence

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Interjection

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Present/Past/Perfect/ Progressive Tense of Verb

Sings

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Present (Singular)

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Present/Past/Perfect/ Progressive Tense of Verb

Walked

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Present/Past/Perfect/ Progressive Tense of Verb

Been

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Present/Past/Perfect/ Progressive Tense of Verb

Walking

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Progressive

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Kinds of Verbs

Form their past tense by adding “d” or “ed” to the base form
Example:
jump - jumped

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Regular verbs

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Kinds of Verbs

Form their past tense and past participle in several ways
Examples:
Be - was/were - been
Lie - lay - lain
Lay - laid - laid

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Irregular verbs

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Kinds of Verbs

Are used to link or join the subject with a word in the predicate/complement which relates to the subject
Examples: am, is, are, was, were, become, seem, look, smell, appear, feel, taste, sound, remain

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Linking verbs

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Kinds of Verbs

Helping verbs used together with a main verb.

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Auxiliary verb

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What is the most common auxiliary verb

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Kinds of Verbs

The EMPHATIC VERBS must be followed by a ________ form of the verb

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SIMPLE FORM

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What are the emphatic verbs

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Do, does, did

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What are the Auxiliary Verbs

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Has, have, had

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An Auxiliary Verb
Used in singular, present tense of the verb

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An Auxiliary Verb
(Base form) Used in plural, present tense of the verb

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An Auxiliary Verb
Used in singular/plural, past tense of the verb

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Emphatic verbs

Present tense, plural + simple form of the verb

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Emphatic verbs

Present tense, singular + simple form of the verb

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Emphatic verbs

Past tense, singular/plural + simple form of the verb

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Order of ADJECTIVES in an ADJECTIVE PHRASE

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1.Determiners (a, an, the, my, your)
2. Observations
3. Size
4. Shape
5. Age
6. Color
7. Origin
8. Material
9. Qualifier

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Type of adverb
Tells us when something is done or happens. We use it at the beginning or at the end of a sentence

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Adverb of time

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Type of adverb
Tells us where something is done or happens. We use it after the verb, object or at the end of the sentence

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Adverb of place

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Type of adverb
Tells us how something is done or happens. Most end in -ly

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Adverb of manner

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Type of adverb
Tells us the level or extent that something is done or happens

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Adverb of degree

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Type of adverb
Tells us how often something is done or happens

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Adverb of frequency

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What is the adverb in the sentence and its type of adverb

See you later.

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Later - adverb of time

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What is the adverb in the sentence and its type of adverb

Do not find love elsewhere; it is here

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Elsewhere and here - adverb of place

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What is the adverb in the sentence and its type of adverb

He spoke on politics well.

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Well - adverb of manner

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What is the adverb in the sentence and its type of adverb

It was quite impressive.

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Quite - adverb of degree

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What is the adverb in the sentence and its type of adverb

He always organizes shows.

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Always - adverb of frequency

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Prepositions of Time

We use ____ to designate SPECIFIC TIMES

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Prepositions of Time

We use ____ to designate DAYS AND DATES

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Prepositions of Time

We use ____ for NON-SPECIFIC TIMES during a day, a month, a season, or a year

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Prepositions of Place

We use ____ for specific addresses

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Prepositions of Place

We use ____ to designate names of streets, avenues, roads, etc.

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Prepositions of Place

We use ____ for the names of LAND AREAS (TOWNS, COUNTRIES, STATES, CONTINENTS)

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AT ON IN

The program will commence ____ 8:00 AM.

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The program will commence AT 8:00 AM.

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AT ON IN

Results will be out ____ Sunday.

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Results will be out ON Sunday.

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AT ON IN

In the Philippines, it still rains even ____ summer.

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AT ON IN

Ruffa lives ____ Prk. 1-D, Balagunan, Sto. Tomas City, France.

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AT ON IN

I feel cathartic when I am ____ Boulevard Street

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AT ON IN

She dreams of living ____ Norway.

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TYPE OF CONJUNCTION

join equals to one another. Go in between items joined, not at the start or end

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COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

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TYPE OF CONJUNCTION

a conjunction that introduces a subordinate clause

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SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION

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EXAMPLES OF COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

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For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
FANBOYS

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TYPE OF CONJUNCTION

is a paired conjunction that links balanced words, phrases, and clauses

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CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION

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TYPE OF CONJUNCTION

either…or
neither… nor
not only…but also

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CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION

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