GRAMMATICALCONSTRUCTION 1

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grammatical categories of English
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GRAMMATICALCONSTRUCTION 1
  1. pronouns
    1. word used as an alternative to a noun
      1. refers to a person or thing
        1. comes from the Latin pronomen
          1. means instead of name
          2. Pronouns have another characteristic — gender. Masculine pronouns
            1. (he, him, himself) take the place of masculine nouns
            2. and feminine pronouns (she, her, herself) fill in for feminine
            3. activity 1:pronouns in padlet
              1. pronouns personlal
                1. The pronoun has the same meaning as a noun.
                  1. The pronoun takes the place of the noun.
                    1. subject pronouns :
                      1. I-You-He/She-it-We-You-They
                      2. objectpronouns
                        1. Me-You-Her-Him-it-Us-Them
                      3. demostrative pronouns
                        1. They are used to indicate specific people or things, indicating the one to which it refers and distinguishing it from others of the same class.
                          1. This-Este/a (cerca)
                            1. That-Ese/a, Aquel/lla (lejos)
                              1. These- Esto/as (cerca)
                                1. Those-Esos/as, Aquellos/as (lejos)
                        2. Reflexivos pronouns
                          1. reflexive pronouns are those that can function as subjects
                            1. subjective
                              1. I- They-She-You-We
                              2. Objects
                                1. Myself-Themselves-She herself-Yourself-Ourselves
                          2. pronouns possessive
                            1. replace nouns when possessive pronouns are used
                              1. show ownership of a person, place, or thing
                                1. Its function is to indicate belonging
                                  1. replace nouns
                                    1. Mine- Yours- His- Hers- Its-ours-Yours-Theirs
                                    2. Undefined “it”
                                      1. We use it to talk about the day/month/year/date/time and weather.
                                        1. example: ¿ what time is it?
                                          1. it's 6:00
                                      2. Using “the”
                                        1. when talking about something specific
                                          1. example: definite. El, La, LoLos,Las,
                                          2. when talking about something in general
                                            1. example: undefined a, an
                                          3. Activity 2: my favorite day and place
                                            1. Exercise 1
                                              1. time prepositions
                                                1. they say when things are happening
                                                  1. Allows you to discuss a specific period of time
                                                  2. we use: "at" for a precise time
                                                    1. means En
                                                      1. example: we have a class at three
                                                    2. "in" is used for months, years, centuries, and long periods
                                                      1. example: my birthday is in October
                                                      2. "on" for days and dates
                                                        1. example: i have class on Monday
                                                    3. Exercise 2
                                                      1. preposition of location
                                                        1. indicates where things are
                                                          1. example:
                                                            1. behind the computer there are cables
                                                              1. Under the keyboard there is a note
                                                                1. Above the armchair there is a picture
                                                                  1. Next to the monitor there is a horn
                                                          2. Activity 3: superheroes
                                                            1. sentences using comparatives and superlatives about the superheroes
                                                              1. comparative
                                                                1. when comparing two people two things
                                                                  1. example of comparative sentences
                                                                    1. two syllables
                                                                      1. If the adjective ends in Y, it is changed to ier or er
                                                                      2. a syllable
                                                                        1. the suffix er is added in most cases
                                                                          1. if the adjective ends in e, just add an r
                                                                    2. superlative
                                                                      1. The superlative (the-est/the most) will compare three or more people as well as three or more things.
                                                                        1. Example: My hand has five fingers, I have a big finger and a short one.
                                                                      2. The same rules apply in the use of the superlative as with the comparative, when the adjective has one syllable.
                                                                        1. If the adjective has two or more syllables, "the most" should be used before the adjective.
                                                                      3. Activity 4: spin and speak
                                                                        1. frequency adverbs
                                                                          1. Always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely and never are called "frequency adverbs
                                                                            1. Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb but after the verb "to be"
                                                                              1. when we use the verb to be with an adverb of frequency, the verb "to be" will come first
                                                                                1. there is an exception to this rule and serious "sometimes" This is the only one that can go in front, in the middle or at the end of a sentence.
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