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Traditional grammar recognizes seven parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb,
adjective, adverb, preposition, and conjunction These are the grammar basics.
Adjective an adjective modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. It
usually answers one of these questions: Which one? What kind of ? How many?
Example: an argumentative essay
Adverb an adverb modifies, qualifies, a verb and usually answers one of
these questions: When? Where? How? Why? Under what conditions? To what degree?
Example: a well argued essay.
Article precedes a noun phrase and is either definite (the) or indefinite
(a/an) in property. Example: An (indefinite article) argumentative (adjective)
essay that is persuasive is the (definite article) the (definite article)
writer's mark of success.
Conjunction a conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses and indicates
the relationship between the elements joined. Example: An essay can be either
argumentative or descriptive but not both.
Noun a noun is an animate or inanimate object or concept. Example: an
essay (noun)
Preposition a pronoun is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a
phrase modifying another word in the sentence. Example: The road to hell is
usually paved with good intentions.
Pronoun a pronoun is a word used for a noun, and usually substitutes for
a specific noun.
Seven common pronouns are:
o Personal pronoun (I, me, you, she, her, he, him, it, we, us, you, they, them);
o Possessive pronouns( my, mine, your, yours, her, hers, his, its, our, ours,
your, yours, their, theirs);
o Reflexive pronouns ( myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves,
yourselves, themselves); Relative pronouns( who, whom, whose, which, that);
o Demonstrative pronouns ( this, that, these, those);
o Indefinite pronouns (all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both each
either, everybody, everyone, everything, few many neither nobody, none, no one,
nothing, one, several some somebody, someone, something)
o Reciprocal pronouns ( each other, one another)
Verb a verb is a word indicating action or being. Example: In my
argumentative essay, I will (verb) attempt (verb) to persuade (verb) the reader
of my point of view
Hint Two
A collection of questions is before your eyes. Each one of these
hints will lead you to the main prize. After the answer you've found,
the secret is NOT given, you have to find the Story, Author or Chapter
that has been written. We begin this hunt with a simple clue. Book three
is where this character is introduced. Intelligent in nature and able to seek
out a foe, follow this hint to see where this game goes. He dislikes a cheater
and gives evil eyes, have you figured out this little surprise?
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