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Grammar - Coggle Diagram
Grammar
Pronouns
A word that takes place of a noun (person, place, or thing)
Subjective Pronouns
Takes place of the subject.
I, she, he, it, we, they, what, who...
Objective Pronouns
Takes place of the object
Me, you, him, her, it, us, them, whom, that...
Possessive Pronouns
Show that something belongs to someone
Mine, yours (both singular & plural) , his, her, ours, theirs
Mistakes
Inappropriate Shifts
1) Wrong Number
The subject that is plural replaced by a singular pronoun
When I finished my homework, we will go to bed.
2) Wrong Case
Using an objective pronoun for a subject
Me want an ice cream.
Misused intensive pronouns
"Dan and myself will be leading the class."
Vague Pronouns
It is not clear what the pronoun is replacing
Compound Pronouns
Misplaced "I"
"I" always at the back (You first, I insist)
Intensive / Reflexive Pronouns
Intensive
A pronoun that
emphasises
its antecedent
Antecedent: The word that a pronoun refers to.
Always end with "self" / "selves"
Myself, Himself, Herself, Yourself, Itself, Themselves, Ourselves, Yourselves
Reflexive
Refers to the subject of the sentence, clause, phrase
Reflexive: A word or phrase that
refers back
to itself
Difference
Intensive: Take an intensive pronoun out of a sentence, the meaning stays the
same
.
Reflexive: Take a reflexive pronoun out of a sentence, the meaning of the sentence
changes
.
Compound and Complex Sentences
Compound Sentence
2/more independent clauses
Conjunction (a word that connects clauses/sentences)
Coordinating
conjunctions
FANBOYS:
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Complex Sentece
1 independent clause & 1/more dependent clause
Subordinating
Conjunction
Links a dependent clause to an independent clause
After, although, as, because, before, even though, every time, if, in case, now that, once, since, though, unless, until, when, whenever, whether or not, while...
Compound Complex Sentences
Made of 2/more independent clauses and 1/more dependent clauses
Phrase and Clause
Phrase
Acts as a single part of speech
Different Phrases
Noun Phrase
Verb Phrase
Prepositional Phrase
Adverb Phrase
Adjective Phrase
*NEVER includes a subject acting through a verb
Mistakes
Dangling Modifier
Clause
At least a subject & a verb
Different Clauses
Independent Clauses
Dependent Clauses
Noun Clauses
Adjective Clauses
Adverb Clauses
*NEVER acts like a verb