Explanation of Grammar Terms in English

Question

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to post this link because I think it would help everyone. I have always thought this kind of explanation page was missing from the Spanishdict Reference Section. Maybe a job for Paralee to do

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/page/jargonbuster/jargon-buster

Regards.link text

• Nice little monkey :) - cogumela Jan 28, 2011

Answer 1

Great link, maaaaaaak, I am saving that for my students too

Answer 2

While most linguistic terms obviously apply to most languages, there are a few ones that have different meanings depending on the language, like gerund or reflexive, so it would be advisable to warn about this depending on whether we area talking about Spanish or English. For example, the gerund in English has almost nothing to do with the gerundio in Spanish, and the present participle in English is quite similar to the gerundio in Spanish.

Answer 3

That's a nice little glossary, but people often need longer explanations in order to understand grammar concepts and terminology.

Answer 4

Thanks, Mark!

What an useful link! It's very clear and I think that it will help me to brush up some concepts

• What a useful ... Although 'u' is a vowel, in this case it's pronounced as though it were 'yu'. - samdie Jan 28, 2011
• Brush up some concepts....what a great adverbial phase!! Cogu :) - Mark-Baker Feb 1, 2011