Grammar 101

Mackenzie S. (United States of America)
Have you got the write stuff? Find out by learning this comprehensive list of words related to writing.

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  1. grammar
    the branch of linguistics that deals with sentence structure
  2. usage
    the customary manner in which language is spoken or written
  3. capitalization
    the use of uppercase letters
  4. punctuation
    the use of marks to clarify meaning of written material
  5. quotation
    a passage or expression that is cited
  6. sentence
    a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
  7. phrase
    an expression consisting of one or more words
  8. adjective
    a word that expresses an attribute of something
  9. verb
    the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
  10. noun
    word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb
  11. vocabulary
    a language user's knowledge of words
  12. definition
    a brief explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase
  13. clause
    an expression including a subject and predicate
  14. predicate
    the constituent of a sentence containing the verb
  15. subject
    one of the two main constituents of a sentence
Created on Mon Aug 10 22:31:02 EDT 2026 (updated Tue Aug 18 16:18:13 EDT 2026)

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