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KINDS AND CASES OF PRONOUNS; AND VERBALS

Imahe
In this week's article, we will be discussing: Kinds of Pronouns Cases of Pronouns Verbals I. KINDS OF PRONOUNS A  pronoun  is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence.  Some examples of pronouns are I, me, mine, myself, her, him, they, we, us, and many more. The truth is, there are various kinds of pronouns which serves purpose depending on how they are used in a particular sentence. 1. Personal Pronoun Some of the personal pronouns are I, you, she, he, it, her. Oftentimes (but not exclusively) they replace nouns that represent people. They are usually (but not always) found in the beginning of the sentence as they are the subject of the sentence. Example:     I am studying English.                      He always forget to bring his lunch. 2. Reflexive Pronoun Reflexive pronouns are used to reflect back the action to the noun. They refer to another noun o...

GRAMMATICALITY, KINDS AND CASES OF NOUNS, IRREGULAR NOUN

Imahe
With this article, we intend to discuss: Grammaticality Kinds of Noun Cases of Noun Irregular Noun I.  GRAMMATICALITY Grammaticality in linguistics is the conformity of the structure of a sentence given in a particular language. Grammatically correct sentence strictly followed set of rules in syntax and has a meaningful idea. Take a look on the examples below:       a. Calvin likes Taylor.       b. *Calvin like Taylor. Both sentences are meaningful, but sentence (a) is grammatically correct and sentence (b) is grammatically incorrect.  Grammaticality is a feature by its own and should not be identified by acceptability and so its acceptability should not be identified by its meaningfulness. In  Acceptability,  a sentence is accepted in a particular community and in particular culture. Like for example, it is rude to address a person who is superior than you with " you".  Some sentences are gr...

EXPECTATIONS AND FAILURES

Jeremy Butterfield once said that, “Grammar is often a generic way of referring to any aspect of English that people object to.”  It’s true ’cause I got zero in our Grammar quiz. Like my other classmates, I was expected to dominate it because I am an English major. But, heck, I failed. I never liked it when people put high hopes on me or in everything I do. I don’t like it when I have to push myself beyond my limit just because I was expected to do great in my most intelligent way. I hate it because I always ended up failing. In my almost three years of being in college, I can say that I have always been a diligent student trying hard to pass all my subjects every semester. I don’t want to fail. I should not fail. I have always been expected to stay on the honor list ever since I started schooling– yes, unfortunately. Well, expectations became helpful to me in a way that I should strive for the better to be appreciated. It became a challenge to me to get appreciation...