What Is Grammar?

Grammar is a framework for language. It includes:

• Phrase
• Tense-timeframe
• Clause -main/subordinate
• Verbs- action words
• Nouns - person/name/concept/animal/thing
• Pronouns-replaces a noun (it)
• Infinitive verbs - most common form of a verb "re" "er" "ir"
• Finite verb - when a verb has been altered for tense
• Reflexive pronoun - my/his/herself
• Refelexive verb - the action is done to themselves. Uses a refelexive pronoun.
• Subject(Nom.)-The noun or person who/which does the action
• Object(Acc.)- The noun or person who/which has the action done to it/him/her.
• Indirect Object (Dat.) -The person or thing to/for whom the action of the verb is occurring.
• Adjective - Describes the noun and usually comes after the noun in French.
• Adverb - Describes a verb (-ly at the end)
• Preposition - Tells you where something is (on/in/out)
• Conjunction- Joining words like "and"
• Interrogative - Question words like who/why/how...