English Cheat Sheet

This is my english cheat sheet i will be expanding it as i go.

Nouns

A noun is a name of a person, place, thing, or an idea. Nouns are often but not always signaled by an article (a, an, the)

 

Repetition does not transform a lie into truth.

 

Adverbs

 

An adverb is a word used to modify, or qualify, a verb (or verbal), an adjective, or another adverb. It usually answers one of these questions: When? Where? Why? Under what conditions? To what degree?

 

Pull gently at a weak rope. [Pull how?]

 

Conjunctions

 

Conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses, and they indicate the relation between the elements joined.

 

Coordination Conjunctions: A coordinating conjunction is used to connect grammatically equal elements. (and        but    or    nor    for    so    yet)

Correlative Conjunctions: Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions that connect grammatically equal elements. ( either . . . or    neither . . . nor   not only . . . but also   whether . . . or    both . . . and)

Subordinating Conjunctions: A subordinating conjunction introduces a subordinate clause and indicates its relation to the rest of the sentence. (after, although, as, as if, because, before, even though, how, if in order that, once, rather than, since, so that, that, though, unless, until, when, where, whether, while, why)

Conjunctive adverbs: A conjunctive adverb is used to indicate the relation between independent clauses(accordingly, also, anyway, besides, certainly, consequently)

 

Subjects

 

The subject of a sentence names who or what the sentence is about. The simple subject is always a noun or a pronoun; the complete subject consists of the simple subject and any words or word groups modifying the simple subject.

            To find the complete subject, ask Who? Or What?, insert the verb and finish the question. The answer is the complete subject.

 

The complete purity of a revolution usually lasts about two weeks.

 

Absolute phrases

 

An absolute phrase modifies a whole clause or sentence, not just one word. It consists of a noun or noun equivalent usually followed by a participial phrase.

 

            His words dipped in honey, the senator mesmerized the crowd.