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HELPFUL GRAMMAR INFORMATION
VERBS
Helping Verbs used with main verbs to create verb phrases:
can
could
may
might
shall
should
will
would
has
have
had
shall have
will have
do
does
Verb Tenses:
past
present
future (uses will or shall)
past perfect (uses had)
present perfect (uses has or have)
future perfect (uses will have)
PRONOUNS:
Pronouns that are always singular:
he
she
it
each
everybody
everyone
anybody
nobody
another
one
either
neither
none
someone
somebody
no one
Pronouns that are always plural:
you
we
they
all
many some those
few
these both
Pronouns used as subjects or predicate nouns (after a linking verb):
I
you
he, she, it
we
you
they
Pronouns used as objects:
me
you
him, her, it
us
you
them
did
must
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Pronouns used to show possession:
my, mine
your, yours
his, her, hers, its
our, ours
your, yours
their, theirs
PREPOSITIONS:
(will be followed by a noun)
about
above
according to
across
after
against
along
among
around
as far as
at
because of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
besides
between
beyond
but (except)
by
down
during
except
for
from
in
in addition to
inside
in spite of
instead of
into
like
near
of
off
on
out
out of
over
since
through
throughout
till
to
toward
under
until
up
upon
with
within
without
CONJUNCTIONS:
Conjunctions used with a comma to create compound sentences:
and but or nor for yet
Conjunctions used with a semicolon to create compound sentences:
accordingly
consequently
furthermore
hence
however
in addition
moreover
nevertheless
otherwise
then
therefore
thus
Pairs of conjunctions used to create compound sentences:
either---or
neither---nor
not only---but also
Words used to create complex sentences:
(will be followed by a subject and a verb)
after
although
as
as if
as far as
as long as
because
before
how
if
in order that
provided that
so
so that
that
though
till
unless
what
whatever
when
whenever
where
wherever
which
while
who
whoever
whom
whomever
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as soon as
since
until
whether
why
A FEW RULES OF CAPITALIZATION:
Always capitalize
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
the first word in a sentence.
the pronoun I.
nouns naming particular persons, places, or things.
words that come from the name of a nation.
letters used as initials.
titles of books, short stories, magazines, movies, songs, and poems.