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 – Referring to only one (used to refer the form of a noun)

• 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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