This document discusses key elements of English grammar including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and punctuation. It explains that grammar organizes language and keeps communication clear through rules like traffic signs that guide understanding without crashes. Various parts of speech are defined, such as nouns representing people, places or things, verbs showing actions and tenses, and modifiers like adjectives, adverbs, and determiners.

1. ENGLISH II
Rosangela Mejías

2. ENGLISH GRAMMAR

3. Why is grammar
important?

4. Grammar is the system that
organizes a language. Grammar rules
are like the traffic signs and rules of
the road. The signs and the traffic
rules keep the cars moving towards
their destination without crashing.
With a language, grammar keeps us
all on the right road to our destination
clear communication.
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5. CLASSIFICATION
English Grammar

6. PUNCTUATION
Punctuation is not part of oral
grammar, but it is essential to
master in written English.
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7. NOUNS
⊗ Nouns are people, places, or things, They tell us
what we are talking about. The words cat, Jack,
rock, Africa, & it are nouns.
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8. DETERMINERS
Articles, quantifiers, and other
determiners modify nouns. They
resemble adjectives in that way.
Determiners help us say what we are
talking about.
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9. ADJECTIVES
Adjectives modify, or
describe, nouns. The
words tall, beautiful,
irresponsible, & boringare
adjectives.
ADVERBS
Adverbs modify
adjectives, verbs, or other
adverbs. They tell us how,
when, and where things
happen. They express
quantity, intensity,
frequency, and opinions.
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10. VERBS &
VERB TENSES
Verbs are action words. They
tell us what is happening
and when (past, present,
future). Verbs can also
express possibilities and
conditions.
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11. SPEECH
When we report what
someone says, we
can cite the person
directly or indirectly.
Indirect speech rules
are an important area
of grammar.
RELATIVE CLAUSES
We use relative
clauses in English to
create more complex
and more precise
sentences.
GRAMMAR TEST
Test your English
grammar skills in
context, both
listening and reading
skills included.
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COMPARISON ENGLISH AND SPANISH GRAMMAR