Grammar for Academic Writing
In academic writing English grammar plays central to all written expressions across units in DWU. It is important to learn some common rules of the English language. Therefore, to ensure ensures correct usage of grammar in expressing ideas in essay writing, it is important to know some common terms and what function each term does in your writing bearing in mind that some functions change from context to context. Here are some Grammar terms and definitions below;
Term | Definition |
Noun |
Name of a person, place or thing |
Pronoun |
Word used in place of a noun |
Adjective |
Describing word /describes the noun |
Verb |
Doing word or action word |
Adverb |
Adds meaning to a verb |
Preposition |
Shows relationship between nouns |
Article |
a, an, the |
Conjunction |
Joining word |
Interjection |
Interrupt the flow of conversation |