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Grammar has two main parts: words and structure. Structure involves how we put words together to form phrase, clauses, and sentences.
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**Parts of Speech** - All words in a language belong to a category called a part of speech. (see [Parts of Speech](../figs-partsofspeech/01.md))
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**Sentences** - When we speak, we organize our thoughts in sentences. A sentence usually has a complete thought about an event or a situation or state of being. (see [Sentence Structure](../figs-sentences/01.md))
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* Sentences can be statements, questions, commands, or exclamations. (see [Exclamations](../figs-exclamations/01.md))
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* Sentences can have more than one clause. (see [Sentence Structure](../figs-sentences/01.md))
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* Some languages have both active and passive sentences. (see [Active or Passive](../figs-activepassive/01.md))
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**Possession** - This shows that there is a relationship between two nouns. In English it is marked with "of" as in "the love of God," or with "'s" as in "God's love," or with a possessive pronoun as in "his love." (see [Possession](../figs-possession/01.md))
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**Quotations** - A quotation is a report of what someone else has said.
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* Quotations normally have two parts: Information about who said something and what the person said. (see [Quotations and Quote Margins](../writing-quotations/01.md))
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* Quotations can be either direct quotes or indirect quotes. (see [Direct and Indirect Quotations](../figs-quotations/01.md))
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* Quotes can have quotes within them. (see [Quotes within Quotes](../figs-quotesinquotes/01.md))
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