MINOR CLASES

MINOR CLASESEnglish SyntaxBy Seventh Group (OFTA; KEMAL; OKTA)A preposition relates a noun or pronoun to some other part of the sentenceA preposition usually precedes a noun or pronoun to make a prepositional phrase, as before lunch. In this phrase lunch (noun) is the object of preposition before The group will meet before lunch. V. PREP. N.PrepositionsA conjunction is a word that connects other words, phrases, or clauses.

There are three types of conjunctions: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating.ConjunctionsJan invited several neighbors, including you and me. [connects two pronouns]

Over the bridge and through the tunnel, we go. [connects two prepositional phrases]

Most of us sang carols on the ride home, but grandpa slept. [connects two main clauses]Coordinating ConjunctionsRyan was not only the tallest player on the squad but also the best.

Either we leave in plenty of time to reach the airport early or Im not going.Correlative ConjunctionsDustin bought municipal bonds because they are triple tax free.

We stayed in the basement until the tornado had passed.

Subordinating ConjunctionsThe form a is used before a word beginning with a consonant, or a vowel with a consonant sound e. g a man and a EuropeanThe form an is used before words beginning with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or words beginning with a mute h e. g an apple and an hourForm the is the same for singular and plural and for all genders e. g the boy and the girlsArticlesCardinal Numbers e. g one, two, three, etc. 0 1 2 3 4 and 5. There are 100 rose in the garden.

Ordinal Numbers e. g first, second, third, etc. the first president of Indonesia is Ir. Soekarno.NumeralsA pronoun is a handy substitute for a noun.By using pronouns, you can avoid unnecessary repetition of the noun.INSTEAD OF: I know Texas well because Texas is my home state.WRITE : I know Texas well because it is my home state. The pronoun it enables you to avoid repeating the noun Texas.PronounsAn interjection is a word or phrase that conveys emotion yet has no grammatical connection to the sentence. It is followed by an exclamation point or comma, depending on the degree of emotion expressed Oh! We just missed our train! INTERJ.Oops! I nearly fell. INTERJ.Oh dear, we are out of sugar! INTERJ.InterjectionsThe function of tree diagrams is to represent the structure of sentences in diagrammatic form. It has branches like trees. It gives us description of the sentences and describes sentences in terms of the categories the individual words belong to. Tree DiagramDefinition of Noun Phrase: a phrase which has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head word, or which performs the same grammatical function as such a phrases.

Noun PhraseTree diagram of NP