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Notation in Grammatik Grammatical term Explanation
pv past tense The past tense expresses actions that have
already occurred. Examples:
•He “wrote” the book.
•We “went” to the store.
relative clause relative clause A relative clause is a type of subordinate
clause that acts like an adjective, describing
the noun or pronoun that precedes it. A
relative clause usually begins with a relative
pronoun, such as “who,” “whom,” or
“what.” Example: The employees “who
worked diligently” were rewarded.
rel prn relative pronoun A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate
clause and links it with an independent
clause. Examples: The noise “that” scared
you was made by the boy “who” lives next
door.
sn singular noun A singular noun is the name of one person,
place, thing, or idea. Examples:
•Tom
•Canada
•pen
•health
subject subject The subject of a clause performs an action.
A subject can be one word or several.
Examples:
•“John” ran.
•“The cats” meowed.
•“All the children and their mothers” took
naps.
subordinate clause subordinate clause A subordinate clause, which is also called
a dependent clause cannot stand alone.
It depends on another clause to complete
its meaning. Example: We will have the
meeting today, “because everyone is here.”
that clause that-clause A that-clause is a specialized subordinate
clause starting with “that.” Example: We
were sure “that you would pay us.”
verb or verb phrase verb or verb phrase A verb or verb phrase shows action. Verbs
can contain one word or several words,
but Grammatik uses “verb phrase” when
the verb consists of more than one word.
Examples: