grammatical patterns glossary

A noun is a type of word in a language. A word that is a noun is always a thing or a person (or things or persons). When we use the word “thing” here,…

When a verb is called “intransitive,” it means that no stated object follows it. It would be an error in English to say “I’m waiting you” because the verb “wait” is an intransitive verb….

A conjunction is a type of word that connects individual words or parts of sentences.  Some common conjunctions are “so,” “and,” “or,” “but,” “because,” “when,” and “that.”  The word “and” is an…

Verbs like “do” and “have” are some of the verbs in English that can function as auxiliary verbs. If we say “Do you like shrimp?” or “I don’t like shrimp,” we are…

An adverb is a type of word that adds information to the meaning of verbs, adjectives, adverbs, phrases, or to whole statements. For example, if someone says “I ate quickly,” the adverb “quickly”…