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Notation in Grammatik Grammatical term Explanation
cj conjunction A conjunction joins words, phrases, or
clauses. Examples:
•the book “and” the pen
•I want to leave “because” it is late.
det determiner A determiner is a type of adjective.
Examples:
•a
•an
•the
•some
•these
•any
direct object direct object A direct object receives the action. Example:
Bob opened “the box.”
ij interjection An interjection is an exclamation. Examples:
•Hi!
•Oh!
•Hey!
indirect object indirect object An indirect object tells “to whom” or “for
whom” the action of the sentence occurs.
Examples:
•Bob gave “her” an apple.
•I sent “him” a postcard.
inf split infinitive A split infinitive is a verb in its infinitive form
(to be, to run) that is split by intervening
modifiers. For example, in the split infinitive
“to boldly go,” the adverb “boldly” splits
the infinitive “to go.”
main clause main clause A main clause is complete in meaning
without any other sentence component.
Examples:
•Let’s have the picnic today unless it
rains. (Main clause: “Let’s have the picnic
today”)
•When not in school, children play. (Main
clause: “children play”)
mod modal A modal is a type of auxiliary verb.
Examples:
•will
•must
•can
•should
•might