Types Of Nouns
Example of a Common noun
e.g. boy, country, bridge, city, birth, day, happiness.
Basics of Conjunctions
Conjunctions are parts of speech that connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences. There are three kinds of conjunctions: coordinating, paired, and subordinating.
Noun
The name of something, like a person, animal, place, thing, or concept. Nouns are typically used as subjects, objects, objects of prepositions, and modifiers of other nouns.
What is an article?
are determiners or noun markers that function to specify if the noun is general or specific in its reference. Often the article chosen depends on if the writer and the reader understand the reference of the noun.
Prepositions of Direction
To refer to a direction, use the prepositions "to," "in," "into," "on," and "onto."
What is a Proper noun?
A proper noun is a name that identifies a particular person, place, or thing.
Examples of Coordinating Conjunctions
F: for: The teachers were frustrated, for the school had cut funding for all enrichment programs.*
A: and: In this course, I will write a literature review, a case study, and a final paper.**
N: nor: The students did not complete their homework, nor did they pass the test.
B: but: The study is several years old but still valuable to this study.
O: or: At the end of the class, the students can choose to write an essay or take a test.
Y: yet: The patient complained of chronic pain, yet she refused treatment.
S: so: I have only been a nurse for one year, so I have little experience with paper charting.
Verb
This expresses what the person, animal, place, thing, or concept does. In English, verbs follow the noun.
Countable noun:
The noun has both a singular and plural form. The plural is usually formed by adding an "–s" or an "–es" to the end of it.
Prepositions of Time
To refer to one point in time, use the prepositions "in," "at," and "on."
Example of Concrete noun
Examples include dog, building, coffee, tree, rain, beach, tune.
Paired Conjunctions
both…and
not only…but also
either…or
Adjective
This describes a noun or pronoun. Adjectives typically come before a noun or after a stative verb, like the verb "to be."
When to Use "A"
"A" is used when the noun that follows begins with a consonant sound.
Prepositions of Place
To refer to a place, use the prepositions "in" (the point itself), "at" (the general vicinity), "on" (the surface), and "inside"
Abstract noun
An abstract noun is a noun which refers to ideas, qualities, and conditions - things that cannot be seen or touched and things which have no physical reality.
Subordinating Conjunctions
Pronoun
This word substitutes for a noun or a noun phrase (e.g. it, she, he, they, that, those,…).
When to Use "An"
is used when the noun that follows begins with a vowel sound.
Prepositions of Location
To refer to a location, use the prepositions "in" (an area or volume), "at" (a point), and "on" (a surface).
Collective nouns
e.g. audience, family, government, team, jury.
"That" as a Conjunction for Noun Clauses
"That" has a few different functions in English. This can lead to confusion because some instances of "that" are more optional than others in academic writing.
Preposition
This comes before a noun or a noun phrase and links it to other parts of the sentence. These are usually single words (e.g., on, at, by,…) but can be up to four words (e.g., as far as, in addition to, as a result of, …).
When to Use "The"
"The" is used with both singular and plural nouns and with both countable and uncountable nouns when the noun is specific.
Prepositions of Spatial Relationships
To refer to a spatial relationship, use the prepositions "above," "across," "against," "ahead of," "along," "among," "around," "behind," "below,"
"beneath," "beside," "between," "from," "in front of," "inside," "near," "off," "out of," "through," "toward," "under," and "within."