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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.
Parts of Speech - All words in a language belong to a category called a part of speech. (see Parts of Speech)
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)
- Sentences can be statements, questions, commands, or exclamations. (see Exclamations)
- Sentences can have more than one clause. (see Sentence Structure)
- Some languages have both active and passive sentences. (see Active or Passive)
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)
Quotations - A quotation is a report of what someone else has said.
- Quotations normally have two parts: Information about who said something and what the person said. (see Quotations and Quote Margins)
- Quotations can be either direct quotes or indirect quotes. (see Direct and Indirect Quotations)
- Quotes can have quotes within them. (see Quotes within Quotes)
- Quotes can be marked to make it easy for readers to understand who said what. (see Quote Markings)