Traditional grammars notionally define interjections as words that “express pain, surprise, anger, pleasure, or some other emotion or sentiment.” Interjections perform only one grammatical function in English grammar: interjector. Interjections as Interjectors The only grammatical function that interjections perform is the interjector. An interjector is a word or phrase that express an emotion or sentiment […] More
Interjections in English are traditionally defined as words that “express pain, surprise, anger, pleasure, or some other emotion or sentiment.” Similar to prepositions, interjections show no inflectional variation. 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 […] More
Adpositions are 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 postpositional phrase head is […] More
Pronouns are traditionally defined as small words that take the place of nouns. Within the Spanish pronoun system, the six of the most frequently used pronouns include subject pronouns, direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns, reflexive pronouns, prepositional pronouns, and reflexive prepositional pronouns. The following sections outline these six types of Spanish pronouns that Spanish […] 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. Similar to possessive pronouns, possessive determiners express possession of or some other relationship to another word […] More
Money is defined as that which is accepted as legal payment for goods, services, and debts. In the United States of America, money comes in two forms: paper bills and metal coins. Checks, credit cards, and debit cards may also be used to transfer money from one person or institution to another. The following ESL […] More
The imperative mood is a verb conjugation in the Spanish language that refers to verbs in the present tense, simple aspect, imperative mood, and active voice. The Spanish imperative allows speakers to make direct commands, express requests, and grant or deny permission. In addition to the second person singular and plural familiar and informal imperatives, […] More
The imperative mood is a verb conjugation in the Spanish language that refers to verbs in the present tense, simple aspect, imperative mood, and active voice. The Spanish imperative allows speakers to make direct commands, express requests, and grant or deny permission. Unlike in English, Spanish commands have both informal and formal forms. Informal forms […] More
The imperative mood is a verb conjugation in the Spanish language that refers to verbs in the present tense, simple aspect, imperative mood, and active voice. The Spanish imperative makes direct commands, expresses requests, and grants or denies permission. Unlike in English, Spanish commands have both informal (familiar) and formal forms. Informal forms address tú […] More
Although traditional grammars speak only of prepositions in the English language, the preposition belongs to the larger category of adposition. Adpositions are words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal relations.” In addition to prepositions, adpositions in the English language also include postpositions. In contrast to prepositions that […] More
Traditional notional grammars define prepositions as words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal relations.” A prepositional phrase is a phrase that consists of a preposition plus another word, phrase, or clause functioning as the prepositional complement. In grammar, a prepositional complement is a word, phrase, or clause […] More
Traditional notional grammars define prepositions as words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal relations.” Prepositional phrases are phrases that consist of a preposition plus another word, phrase, or clause functioning as the prepositional complement. In grammar, an indirect object is a word, phrase, or clause that indicates […] More
Traditional grammars notionally define prepositions as words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal relations.” Prepositional phrases are phrases that consist of a preposition plus another word, phrase, or clause functioning as the prepositional complement. In grammar, an object complement is a word or phrase that directly follows […] More
Notional grammars traditionally define prepositions as words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal relations.” A prepositional phrase is a phrase that consists of a preposition plus another word, phrase, or clause functioning as the prepositional complement. In grammar, a direct object is a word, phrase, or clause […] More
Traditional grammars notionally define adverbs words that describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, and clauses. Adverb phrases are phrases that consist of an adverb plus any other adverbs functioning as adverb phrase modifiers. In grammar, a conjunct adverbial is a word or phrase that expresses a textual relationship. Adverbs and adverb phrases often function as conjunct […] More
Adverbs have been traditionally defined as words that describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, and clauses. Adverb phrases are phrases that consist of an adverb plus any other adverbs functioning as adverb phrase modifiers. In grammar, a disjunct adverbial is word or phrase that provides additional information to frame an entire clause. In additional to prepositional […] More
Notional grammars traditionally define adverbs as words that describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, and clauses. An adverb phrase is a phrase that consists of an adverb plus any other adverbs functioning as adverb phrase modifiers. In grammar, an adjunct adverbial is a word, phrase, or clause that modifies or describes an entire clause by providing […] More
Traditional grammars define adverbs as words that describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, and clauses. An adverb phrase consists of an adverbs plus any other adverbs functioning as adverb phrase modifiers. In grammar, a prepositional phrase modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that modifies or describes a prepositional phrase. Adverbs and adverb phrases sometimes function […] More
The basic definition of an adjective clause is a dependent or subordinate clause that consists of a subordinating conjunction, specifically a relative pronoun, followed by a clause and that performs an adjectival function. Some grammars use the term relative clause for adjectives clauses. Grammatical Forms Grammatical Forms of English Adjective Clauses explains the internal structure […] More
Christmas is the annual Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Celebrated on December 25, Christmas is both a religious and a secular holiday in the United States. English language learners who wish to participate fully in American culture must learn the vocabulary to talk about the holiday. The following sections provide the most […] More
