Letter S – Glossary Of Grammatical Terms
English Grammatical Terms
Letter S
- S,s – (Nineteenth letter of the alphabet)
- Salutation –
- Sarcasm –
- Satire –
- Scanning –
- Schwa –
- Second Conditional (2nd Conditional) –
- Second Person –
- Semantics –
- Sentence – A collection of Words which form a complete expression of a thought, idea, opinion, fact, etc.. To be considered as a “Complete Sentence“, it must have a Subject and Predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In writing, the sentence should (according to the “rules of style” begin with a Capital Letter and end with a Period.
- Sentence Fragment –
- Simile –
- Simple Sentence –
- Singular Noun – A Singular Noun is a noun which is in a form used to refer to only one of what the noun represents. – Read The Full Post – Version #1 – Read The Full Post – Version #2
- Skimming –
- Slang –
- Speech –
- Spelling –
- Split Digraph –
- Split Infinitive –
- Spoonerism –
- Standard English –
- Stanza –
- Stative Verb – A stative verb (as opposed to a dynamic or “action” verb) describes a state of being. All forms of the verb “to be” are stative verbs.
- Stress –
- Subject – A word or word group with-in a clause (usually a noun or noun phrase) that is dealt with. Often the subject In the clause is the “actor” of the clause or the thing being focus on.
- Subject Of An Infinitive –
- Subjunctive –
- Subordinate Clause –
- Subordinating Conjunction –
- Subordination –
- Substantive –
- Suffix – A Suffix is an additional unit of one or more letters or added at the end of a word to modify the word’s meaning. Such as: “-ed”, “-ing”, “-s”, “-es”, etc.
- Superlative –
- Superordinate –
- Swear Word –
- Syllable –
- Syllable Division –
- Synchronic –
- Synecdoche –
- Synonym – Literally Meaning: (to be) “Synchronous in Name” – The word “Synonym” is the grammatical Term for a word which has a very similar meaning to another word. Synonyms do not have “the same” meaning (as many text-books and even dictionaries would have you believe) – there is ALWAYS a subtle or obvious difference in either meaning or usage.
- Syntax –
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See Also:
The Letter S,s (The English Alphabet)
&
Letter S,s – Pronunciation Guide
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