Free Grammar Help: Introduction
By Peter J. Francis, HGPublishing Editor
Welcome to my free grammar help. You especially need to be here if you are searching for free grammer help, gramer help, gramar help, or any other misspelled grammar help. On each page I'm trying to give a little lesson on correct usage with a little humor (humour for Canadians and other users of British English) and wit. (Sometimes very little!) Grammar can be fun.
I asked one of my students to name two pronouns and he replied, "Who, me?"
And that, thankfully, brings us to the 8 parts of speech.
The 8 Parts of Speech
Each word in the English language can be classified according to how it is used. These eight types of words are what we call the "8 parts of speech." Click on each type of word below to go to a page explaining that part of speech. Click here to see more about the 8 parts of speech along with examples of how each of the 8 parts of speech works. Did you know that there are actually 9 parts of speech? Click here to find out more.
Definitions of the 8 Parts of Speech
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noun: person, place, thing, idea or other concept. Click here for help with apostrophes.
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verb: action or state of being. No sentence can be complete without a verb. Click here for verb tense help.
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adjective: word or phrase that tells which, what or what kind about a noun.
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adverb: word or phrase that tells when, or how about a verb.
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preposition: word which gives information about time or location (before, under, etc.)
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conjunction: joining word like and, but, or, and others.
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pronoun: word standing in for a noun: he, she, it or that, this, him, her, etc. This is the most common place people make errors in English. Who or Whom?
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interjection: word used on its own as an expression of surprise.
More on the 8 parts of speech.
Sentences
Visit our pages on sentences for a complete analysis of:
- Run-on Sentences
- Sentence faults
- Sentence Terms
- Main clauses and conjunctions
- Restrictive clauses and That or which
How to construct a paragraph. Topic sentences. Paragraph Transitions. Paragraph Introductions. Paragraph Conclusions.
Punctuation: Hyphens, semicolons, commas
Common errors
Here's a list of words which I see as common errors.
Verb tenses and examples of how and when to use them.
Here's a page on how to proofread
Links to free grammar and writing resources, as well as recommended software and books.
The English language is complex and I'm adding more content continually. This is a work in progress. Many of my entries are as a result of your questions.
If you have a specific question about verb tense, word usage or some other grammar topic, use the link above to go to the question form.
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