In English we know that there are several 'parts of speech'. These parts of speech are:
Nouns
Persons, Places, Things
Pronouns
Each pronoun has a "person" and a "number"
Subject Pronouns
I - first person, singular
you - second person, singular
he/she/it - third person, singular
we - first person, plural
you - second person, plural
they - third person, plural
Demonstrative Pronouns
This - third person, singular, near
That - third person, singular, far
These - third person, plural, near
Those - third person, plural, far
Verbs
The infinitive form is "To [verb]"
The base form is "[verb]"
There are six different conjugations of each verb for every tense.
Simple Present ("Stative")
The conjugation of the verb is the base form of the verb, for all subject persons and numbers EXCEPT third person, singular.
For third person, singular, we "pluralize" the base form. Instructions to pluralize the base form are on page 65.
Present Continuous
Simple Past
Past Continuous
Simple Future
Future Continuous
Past Perfect
Present Perfect
Future Perfect
Articles
A - Non-specific, singular nouns that start with a consonant sound
An - Non-specific, singular nouns that start with a vowel sound
The - Specific, singular or plural nouns
Adverbs
Adjectives
Conjunctions
Interjections
Interjections are words you shout!
Prepositions
We also know that there are several parts of sentences, for example:
Subject
Subject Predicate
Complement
Object
For example to make a sentence, we need a subject and a subject predicate.
Sentences
Subject --> Subject Predicate (--> Complement) [Intransitive Verb] --> .
Subject --> Subject Predicate --> Complement [Transitive Verb] --> .
Questions with "to be"
Subject Predicate --> Subject (--> Complement) [Intransitive Verb] --> ?
Subject Predicate --> Subject --> Complement [Transitive Verb] --> ?
Answers for questions with "to be"
Yes/No --> , --> Subject --> Subject Predicate --> (not) (--> Complement) [Intransitive Verb] --> .
Yes/No --> , --> Subject --> Subject Predicate --> (not) --> Complement [Transitive Verb] --> .
Questions with verbs other than "to be"
Conjugation of the verb "to do" --> Subject --> verb in Base Form (--> Complement) [Intransitive Verb] --> ?
Conjugation of the verb "to do" --> Subject --> verb in Base Form --> Complement [Transitive Verb]--> ?
Answers for questions with verbs other than "to be"
Yes/No --> , --> Subject --> conjugation of "to do" --> (not) --> verb in Base Form (--> Complement) [Intransitive Verb]
Yes/No --> , --> Subject --> conjugation of "to do" --> (not) --> verb in Base Form --> Complement [Intransitive Verb]
In the English alphabet there are twenty-six letters. There are five vowels and twenty-one consonants. The vowels are: A, E, I, O, U
