Determiners are a closed class of words that provide information such as familiarity, location, quantity, and number about a noun or noun phrase. Determiners differ in form and function from adjectives, which describe attributes of nouns and noun phrases. Quantifiers provide information about quantity of another word or phrase. Some of the most common English […] More
Determiners are a closed class of words that provide information such as familiarity, location, quantity, and number about a noun or noun phrase. Determiners differ in form and function from adjectives, which describe attributes of nouns and noun phrases. Possessive interrogative determiners both (1) express possession of or some other relationship to another word or […] More
The present perfect is a verb conjugation in the Spanish language that refers to verbs in the present tense, perfect aspect, indicative mood, and active voice. Similar to the English present perfect, the present perfect in Spanish can be defined as a verb form that expresses and emphasizes a previous action or state that began […] More
The present progressive is a verb conjugation in the Spanish language that refers to verbs in the present tense, progressive aspect, indicative mood, and active voice. Similar to in English, the present progressive in Spanish can be defined as a verb form that expresses an incomplete or ongoing action or state that began in the […] More
Passives are words that express the passive voice. Passives function within verb phrases functioning as predicates. Only one grammatical form can perform the function of passive in English. The one grammatical form that can function as the passive is the verb. Only the verb be, sometimes referred to as the passive be, can function as […] More
Progressives are words that express the progressive aspect including the perfect-progressive aspect. Progressives function within verb phrases functioning as predicates. Only one grammatical form can perform the function of progressive in English. The one grammatical form that can function as the progressive is the verb. Only the verb be, sometimes referred to as the progressive […] More
The simple future in Spanish is a verb form that refers to verbs in the future tense, simple, indicative mood, and active voice. Unlike regular Spanish verbs, the conjugations for irregular verbs in the simple future are irregular and unpredictable. However, only a handful of verbs in Spanish are irregular in the simple future with […] More
The simple future is a verb conjugation in the Spanish language that refers to verbs in the future tense, simple, indicative mood, and active voice. Unlike in English in which futurity is expressed through modal verbs, the simple present, the present progressive, or other auxiliary verbs, the simple future in Spanish expresses discrete future actions […] More
Verb phrase modifiers are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that describe a verb phrase. A verb phrase is a phrase in which a verb functions as the head of the phrase plus any auxiliaries, modifiers, complements, objects, particles, infinitive markers, and determinatives. The two grammatical forms that can function as verb phrase modifiers are: […] More
Noun clause modifiers are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that describe a noun clause. A noun clause is a dependent clause that consists of a subordinating conjunction followed by a clause and that performs a nominal function. The only grammatical form that can function as the noun clause modifier in the English language is the adjective clause, […] More
A verb phrase is a phrase in which a verb functions as the head of the phrase plus any auxiliaries (modals, operators, perfects, progressives, passives), modifiers, complements, objects, particles, and determinatives. The six grammatical forms that appear within the internal structure of English verb phrases are: Auxiliary verbs P-words Prepositional phrases Verb phrases Adverb phrases […] More
The smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition, a clause is defined as a grammatical structure that contains a subject and a predicate. The English language has four forms of clauses: Verb clause Noun clause Adjective clause Adverb clause Each grammatical form of clause in English performs distinct grammatical functions. The following sections […] More
As defined by traditional grammars, verbs are “action or state of being words.” Within verb phrases in English, there are four types of verbs: Copular verbs Auxiliary verbs Modal verbs Main Verbs English Copular Verbs The first type of verb in the English language is the copular verb. Copular verbs are verbs that link the […] More
Traditional grammars notionally define adpositions as words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal relations.” In addition to prepositions, the second type of adposition in the English language is the postposition. In contrast to prepositions that precede a prepositional complement, postpositions follow a postpositional complement. In grammar, a […] More
Notional grammars define adpositions as words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal relations.” In addition to prepositions, the second type of adposition in the English language is the postposition. In contrast to prepositions that precede a prepositional complement, postpositions follow a postpositional complement. In grammar, an adjunct […] More
The conditional mood in Spanish is a verb form that refers to verbs in the present tense, simple aspect, conditional mood, and active voice. Unlike regular Spanish verbs, the conjugations for irregular verbs in the conditional mood are irregular and unpredictable. However, only a handful of verbs in Spanish are irregular in the conditional mood […] More
The conditional mood is a verb conjugation in the Spanish language that refers to verbs in the present tense, simple aspect, conditional mood, and active voice. The Spanish conditional mood expresses actions or states whose occurrence is either hypothetical or contingent about another circumstance. Conditionality is most often expressed through the modal verb would […] More
Interjections as words that “express pain, surprise, anger, pleasure, or some other emotion or sentiment.” Grammatical Form Grammatical Form of English Interjections explains the internal structure of interjections in English. Grammatical Function Grammatical Function of English Interjections explains the one grammatical function of interjections in English grammar. Using Interjections as Interjectors exemplifies interjections performing the […] More
The modal verb is a distinct auxiliary verb form characteristic of the English language that differs from prototypical verbs in grammatical form and grammatical function. In addition to the nine full modal verbs, the English language has five quasi-modal verbs: ought (to) had better/best used to dare need Quasi-modal verbs are a subset of modal […] More
Notional grammars traditionally define interjections as words that “express pain, surprise, anger, pleasure, or some other emotion or sentiment.” Unlike the other grammatical forms of the English language, interjections are not constituents of the subject or the predicate. Interjections are also not grammatically-related to any other part of the sentence. In grammar, an interjector is […] More
