English grammar

An idiom is a phrase or expression that largely or exclusively carries a figurative or non-literal meaning, rather than making any literal sense. Categorized as formulaic language, an idiomatic expression's meaning is different from the literal meanings of each word inside it.

body of rules that describe the structure of expressions in the English language

In English grammar, an adverbial (abbreviated ) is a word (an adverb) or a group of words (an adverbial clause or adverbial phrase) that modifies or more closely defines the sentence or the verb. (The word adverbial itself is also used as an adjective, meaning "having the same function as an adverb".) Look at the examples below:

linguistic deviation

linguistic concept; change of the form of a word depending on the other words to which it relates

grammar term: type of clause that cannot stand alone but serves as a clause element for another clause instead, usually introduced by a subordinator

word, phrase or clause that is necessary to complete the meaning of a given expression

A solecism is a phrase that transgresses the rules of grammar. The term is often used in the context of linguistic prescription; it also occurs descriptively in the context of a lack of idiomaticness.

base form of a word plus its inflected forms and derived forms made from affixes

verb tense

definite article "the" and indefinite articles "a" and "an" (and sometimes the word "some")

style of third-person narration which uses some of the characteristics of third-person along with the essence of first-person direct speech

masculine third-person, singular personal pronoun in English

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possessive form in English

type of Germanic verb where the stem vowel changes in the past tense

noun in the English language

And/or is an English grammatical conjunction used to indicate that one, more, or all of the cases it connects may occur. It is used as an inclusive or (as in logic and mathematics), because saying "or" in spoken or written English might be inclusive or for the most part exclusive.

third-person feminine singular personal pronoun

The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. The is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural no

words of affirmation (yes) and negation or contradiction (no)

type of verb in Germanic languages

personal pronoun in English

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prepositions in the English language

English grammatical construction in which a word or phrase (usually adverb or adverbial phrase) comes between the to and the bare infinitive of the to form of the infinitive verb; e.g. “to boldly go”; “to more than double”

concept in English grammar

adjectives in the English language

-ing is a suffix used to make one of the inflected forms of English verbs. This verb form is used as a present participle, as a gerund, and sometimes as an independent noun or adjective. The suffix is also found in certain words like morning and ceiling, and in names such as Browning.

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compound word composed from combining forms (which act as affixes or stems) derived from classical Latin or ancient Greek roots, such as biology

words

grammar expressing hypotheticals