LIN204H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Adpositional Phrase, Present Tense, Preposition And Postposition
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Combination of words to create sentence & meaning in real-world usage and level of formality. Grammatical (both formal and informal) and varying levels of formality. Do not end sentence with a preposition; do not split an infinitive. Different usage from formal speech, but it is also grammatical. Judged with respect to a particular speaker or dialect. Subject (topic or main actor) and predicate (situation) (s + v) Clause: capital letter; period, question mark, etc; vs. s + v; multiple in one sentence. Nouns; verb, preposition, adjectives, adverbs (different properties among them) Common nouns (things are not unique); proper nouns (unique; e. g. toronto); pronouns (e. g. Common nouns (things are not unique); proper nouns (unique; e. g. toronto); pronouns (e. g. you, he, etc) Describe properties of objects, individuals, or concepts (all nouns) Includes: article (the, a), demonstratives (this, that), and quantifiers (few, much, many) Similar in meaning to adjectives (describe property) but modify verbs.
