Grammatical word classes
Pronoun
function syntactically in
similar ways to the noun class
they can be subjects, objects and
complements.
their role is to substitute for more complex noun phrases in order to make the language more efficient and avoid repetition
Some of these replacements sound forced, and some sound downright odd.
we don’t generally repeat the full text referring to participantsin our stories, unless there is a real danger of confusion.
Determiner
The determiner class is defined by its positioning within the noun phrase.
situated before the noun head of the phrase, and before any
adjectives that may be in the noun phrase.
the only words that may be placed before determiner in a noun phrase a small number of predeterminer
three main subclasses of determiner
There are two articles: the definite article, the, and the indefinite article
definite article
indefinite article
articles
the possessive adjectives
the demonstrative adjectives
presposition
The preposition always introduces a phrase that consists of itselfand a noun phrase, and the meaning of the whole phrase usually indicates some circumstance in which the action of the clause is occurring, or the context of a previous noun phrase:
Conjunction
consist of a small, three word set
and
but
or
which between them cover the logical possibilities of adding equal units together or contrasting them
The subordinating conjunctions usually introduce a clause.
identifying conjunction can be the key to understanding which part of a complex sentence is subordinate and which is the main cause