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Notation in Grammatik Grammatical term Explanation
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
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.