English Grammar Terms

English Grammar

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grammar (noun): the structure and system of a language, or of languages in general, usually considered to consist of syntax and morphology.Hot Links
Verbs
Passive voice
Modal verbs
Conditionals
Questions
Irregular verbs
Going to
Gerunds
Phrasal Verbs
Tenses

Nouns
(Un)Countable nouns

Adjectives
Articles

Preposition List

What is Grammar?

English Grammar Terms

The 8 English Parts of Speech
These are the words that you use to make a sentence.
There are only 8 types of word - and the most important is the Verb!

Verbs be, have, do, work
Nouns man, town, music Adjectives a, the, 69, big
Adverbs loudly, well, often
Pronouns you, ours, some
Prepositions at, in, on, from
Conjunctions and, but, though
Interjections ah, dear, er, um