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Basic English Grammar Rules

These are the Basic English Grammar Rules that may help intermediate learners in their grammar lessons.

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Basic English Grammar Rules

These are the Basic English Grammar Rules that may help intermediate learners in their grammar lessons.

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Basic English Grammar Rules

Some of the most basic and important English grammar rules relate directly to sentence structure.
These rules specify that:
 A singular subject needs a singular predicate.
 A sentence needs to express a complete thought.
Another term for a sentence is an independent clause:
 Clauses, like any sentence, have a subject and predicate too. If a group of words does not have a
subject and predicate, it is a phrase.
 If a clause can stand alone and make a complete thought, then it is independent and can be called
a sentence.
 If clauses do not express a complete thought, they are called dependent clauses. An example of a
dependent clause, which is not a sentence, is "when I finish my work." A dependent clause needs
an independent clause to make it whole.
So, what are the other basic rules for sentence structure?

Subjects and Predicates


Basic to any language is the sentence, which expresses a complete thought and consists of a subject
and a predicate.
 The subject is the star of the sentence; the person, animal, or thing that is the focus of it.
 The predicate will tell the action that the subject is taking or tell something about the subject.

Basic Parts of Speech


Once you have a general idea of the basic grammar rules for sentence structure, it is also helpful to
learn about the parts of speech:
 A noun names a person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea, activity, or feeling. A noun can be
singular, plural, or possessive.
 A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, like "I", "you", or "they."
 A verb shows action and can be a main verb or a helping verb, like "were" or "has." Verbs also
indicate tense and sometimes change their form to show past, present, or future tense. Linking
verbs link the subject to the rest of the sentence and examples are: "appear" and "seem."
 An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun. It adds meaning by telling which one, what kind, or
describing it in other ways.
 An adverb will modify a verb and tell more about it, like how much, when, where, why, or how.
 A preposition shows a relationship between nouns or pronouns. It is often used with a noun to
show location, like "beside," "in," or "on". It can also show time, direction, motion, manner,
reason, or possession.
 Conjunctions connect two words, phrases, or clauses. Common conjunctions are "and", "but",
and "or."
Mention needs to be made about other types of words that are considered by some to be parts of
speech.
 One of them is the interjection. It shows emotion and examples are "hurray", "uh-oh", and
"alas."
 Articles are very useful little words. Indefinite articles are "a" and "an" and "the" is a definite
article.

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