Wye English

Grammar

Complete English grammar reference

Adjectives

Words that describe nouns.

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Adverbs

Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

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Aspect

How an action unfolds: ongoing, completed, repeated.

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Clauses

Word groups with subject and verb; independent or dependent.

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Conditionals

Structures linking a condition and a result.

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Conjugation

Verb form changes by tense, person, and number.

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Conjunctions

Words that connect words, phrases, or clauses.

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Declarative

A sentence that states information.

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Declension

Noun and pronoun form changes by role or relation.

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Imperative

A sentence used for commands, requests, or advice.

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Infinitives

Base verb forms, often with to, used in many structures.

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Inflection

Changes in word form to express grammatical meaning.

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Interrogative

A sentence that asks a question.

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Light Verbs

General verbs that combine with nouns to form full meaning.

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Linking Verbs

Verbs that connect subject and complement.

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Minor Sentences

Short utterances understood from context.

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Mood

The speaker attitude: statement, command, possibility.

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Nominalization

Converting verbs or adjectives into nouns.

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Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas.

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Forms of Address

Nouns used to call or address someone directly.

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Collective Nouns

Nouns that refer to a group as one unit.

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Common and Proper Nouns

Common nouns name a class; proper nouns name a specific entity.

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Compound Nouns

Nouns made of two or more words with one meaning.

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Concrete and Abstract Nouns

Concrete nouns are sensed physically; abstract nouns are ideas or feelings.

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Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Countable nouns can be counted; uncountable nouns are treated as masses.

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Other Categories

Additional grammatical categories used in practical language.

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Participles

Verb forms used in perfect/continuous tenses and as adjectives.

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Parts of Speech

The main categories that explain how words function in a sentence.

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Phrasal Verbs

Verb + particle combinations with idiomatic meaning.

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Phrases

Groups of words acting as a unit without full predication.

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Prepositions

Words that show relationships in time, place, or direction.

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Pronouns

Words used instead of nouns to avoid repetition.

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Demonstrative Pronouns

Pronouns used to point to near or far items.

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Dummy Pronouns

Pronouns used for grammatical structure without concrete reference.

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Indefinite Pronouns

Pronouns referring to non-specific people or things.

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Intensive Pronouns

Pronouns used for emphasis.

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Interrogative Pronouns

Pronouns used to ask questions.

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Personal Pronouns

Pronouns referring to specific people or things.

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Reciprocal Pronouns

Pronouns showing mutual action between two or more participants.

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Reflexive Pronouns

Pronouns that refer back to the subject.

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Relative Pronouns

Pronouns that connect a main clause to a relative clause.

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Sentence Components

Core elements such as subject, verb, and complements.

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Sentence Types

Sentences classified by structure or communicative function.

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Functional Sentence Types

Classification by communicative goal.

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Structural Sentence Types

Classification based on clause composition.

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Syntax

Rules for arranging words into meaningful sentences.

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Continuous Tenses

Tenses that show actions in progress.

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Perfect Tenses

Tenses linking earlier actions to a later point.

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Perfect Continuous Tenses

Tenses highlighting duration up to a specific time.

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Simple Tenses

Tenses used for habits, facts, and single actions.

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Tenses

Systems that locate actions in time.

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Verbs

Words that express actions, events, or states.

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Action and Stative Verbs

Action verbs show activity; stative verbs show states.

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Auxiliary Verbs

Helper verbs used to build tense, negation, and questions.

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Finite and Non-finite Verbs

Finite verbs carry tense and agreement; non-finite forms do not.

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Regular and Irregular Verbs

Regular verbs follow a standard pattern; irregular verbs change forms.

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Semi-modals

Verb expressions that behave partly like modal verbs.

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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Transitive verbs need an object; intransitive verbs do not.

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Voice

Active voice focuses on doer; passive voice focuses on action/result.

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