1. Grammar Eng B Let’s eat Grandpa! Let’s eat, Grandpa!
Use grammar! It can save lives!

2. Goal of grammar
Be aware of the little things that can make a huge difference.
Understanding the sentence and its elements.

3. Sentences, clauses and phrases
A sentence has a capital letter, a subject, a finite verb and a full stop. (At least)
A clause must have at least a subject element and a verb element.
Either it’s an independent clause or a dependent clause
Mom found it in the drawer (IC)
Although I lost the library book (DC)

4. Phrases
A phrase is a set of words which depending on what word being the main word could be a NP, VP, AP, AvP, PP

5. Different types of phrases
Noun phrase a peaceful result
Main word: result which is a noun
Verb phrase must have been dreaming
Main word: dreaming which is a verb
Adjectival phrase very pleasant
Main word: pleasant which is an adjective
Adverbial phrase very carefully
Main word: carefully which is an adverb
Prepositional phrase in the shade
Main word: in which is a preposition

6. There are four ways of constructing sentences
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound/complex

7. Simple sentence
One independent clause.
Ex: Fred lives in London.

8. Compound Sentence
Two or more independent clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction.
Ex: Fred lives in London and Bill lives in
Sweden.

9. Complex Sentence
One main (independent) clause plus one or more subordinate (dependent) clauses.
Ex: Fred lives in London because he has a
job there.

10. Compound/Complex Sentence
More than one main clause plus one or more subordinate clause.
Ex: Fred sold his house and (he) moved to
London when his wife died.

11. The English clause Fixed word order in statements
Subject, predicate, object.
Christine wrote the letter