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Notation in Grammatik Grammatical term Explanation
num number A number expresses a quantity. Examples:
•“three” boys
•“497” days
•“62” percent
phrasal phrasal preposition A phrasal preposition is a preposition that
belongs to, but is separated from, a verb
phrase. Example: put the book “down.”
pn plural noun A plural noun is the plural form of a noun.
Examples:
•books
•children
poss possessive noun A possessive noun shows ownership. It
is used as an adjective to modify another
noun. Examples:
•“dog’s” leg
•,“students’” cars
•,“Joe’s” son
ppt past participle A past participle is a past-tense verb form.
Example: The note was “written” in ink.
prep phr prepositional phrase A prepositional phrase consists of a
preposition and its object, plus any
modifiers. Prepositional phrases function as
adjectives, adverbs, or nouns. Example: We
came back “for the second show.”
pres-p present participle A present participle is a verb form that can
function as part of a verb phrase or as an
adjective. It is usually created by adding
“ing” to the base verb. Examples:
•He is “writing” a book.
•She is “going” to bed.
•The lawyers presented “closing”
arguments.
prn pronoun A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
Examples:
•I
•me
•you
•mine
•yourself
•these
•who
•which