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Overview of notions of grammar (Sentence (It must have (A subject…
Overview of notions of grammar
Sentence
A grammatically complete idea or expression
The great big dog licked my face
It must have
A subject
A pronoun
A noun
Sometimes the subject can be implied or invisible
Orders and commands
Pick up that muffin!
A predicate
A verb
Simple sentence
One subject and one predicate
I bought my friends some candy.
Compound sentece
Two or more simple sentences joined together
I visited the beach, and I got a really bad sunburn
Phrase and clauses
Phrase
A group of words that acts like a part of speech. It can't be a sentence because it doesn't have both subject and verb
Noun prhase
My best friend
Adjective phrase
With the blue shirt
Adverbial phrase
For twenty days
Clauses
A group of words that can be a sentence. It has a subject and a verb.
Dependent clause (not a sentence)
The wizard who cast a spell
Independent (it's a sentence)
The wizard cast a spell