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Grammar Abbreviations Guide

The document provides a comprehensive list of abbreviations for various word classes, phrase structures, and functional roles in grammar. It includes examples and explanations for each abbreviation, such as nouns, verbs, and phrases like noun phrases and verb phrases. This serves as a reference for understanding grammatical terminology and structure.

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Grammar Abbreviations Guide

The document provides a comprehensive list of abbreviations for various word classes, phrase structures, and functional roles in grammar. It includes examples and explanations for each abbreviation, such as nouns, verbs, and phrases like noun phrases and verb phrases. This serves as a reference for understanding grammatical terminology and structure.

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I.

Word Class Abbreviations

Abbreviation Full Term Examples

N Noun dog, house

V Verb run, eat

Adj Adjective happy, large

Adv Adverb quickly, very

P Preposition in, on, beside

Det Determiner the, a, this

Pro Pronoun she, they, it

Conj Conjunction and, but, or

C Complementizer that, if, whether

II. Phrase Structure Abbreviations

Abbreviation Full Term Meaning

NP Noun Phrase Phrase headed by a noun

VP Verb Phrase Phrase headed by a verb

AP Adjective Phrase Phrase headed by an adjective

AdvP Adverb Phrase Phrase headed by an adverb

PP Prepositional Phrase Preposition + NP

CP Complementizer Phrase Clause introduced by a complementizer

III. Functional Abbreviations


Abbreviation Full Term Explanation

Subj Subject Grammatical subject of the clause

Pred Predicate Verb and everything that follows it

Obj Object Direct or indirect object

Comp Complement Required to complete meaning of a head

Mod Modifier Adds optional information

Aux Auxiliary Helping verb (do, have, be, can, etc.)

MOD Modal can, could, will, would, etc.

PERF Perfect auxiliary have, has, had

Progressive
PROG be + V-ing
auxiliary

PASS Passive auxiliary be + past participle

The core noun group (NP minus its determiner


NOM Nominal
sometimes).

I.O Indirect Object The NP that benefits or receives something indirectly.

D.O Direct Object The NP that receives the action directly.

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