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Table of Contents
Basic English Grammar
Subject ..............................................................................................................................................6
Predicate...........................................................................................................................................6
Declarative (Statement) ...................................................................................................................6
Imperative (Command) ....................................................................................................................6
Interrogative (Question) ...................................................................................................................7
Exclamatory (Exclamation) ...............................................................................................................7
Verbs .................................................................................................................................................7
Nouns ...............................................................................................................................................7
Pronouns ..........................................................................................................................................7
Adjectives .........................................................................................................................................8
Adverbs .............................................................................................................................................8
Conjunctions .....................................................................................................................................8
Prepositions ......................................................................................................................................9
Interjections .....................................................................................................................................9
Why should I use a dictionary? ..................................................................................................... 11
Alphabetizing ................................................................................................................................. 12
GUIDE WORDS ............................................................................................................................... 12
IMPORTANT: Rules for dividing a word on a line ......................................................................... 12
Pronunciation Determines the Number of Syllables ..................................................................... 13
More Examples of Dividing Syllables (for reference only) ............................................................ 13
Pronunciation Key (for reference) ................................................................................................. 14
Synonyms ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Antonyms ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Action Verbs .................................................................................................................................. 17
Linking Verbs ................................................................................................................................. 18
Helping Verbs ................................................................................................................................ 19
Verb Phrase Interrupters ............................................................................................................... 20
Compound Verbs ........................................................................................................................... 21
Verb Tenses and Regular Verb Conjugation. ................................................................................. 21
Conjugation of Irregular Verbs (for reference only) ...................................................................... 23
Common and Proper Nouns .......................................................................................................... 24
Regular Nouns ............................................................................................................................... 26
Irregular Nouns .............................................................................................................................. 26
Pronoun Agreement ...................................................................................................................... 29
Possessive Case ............................................................................................................................. 29

Predicate Adjectives ...................................................................................................................... 32
Forming Adjectives ........................................................................................................................ 32

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