Introduction: Interjection, Interjection, shows excitement or emotion, it is generally set apart from the sentence by an exclamation point.  Does this sound familiar? It should, it is a Grammar Rock– ABC’s attempt to teach young children about their Mother tongue.  Today I am going to share with you the basic components of the study of our language: grammar, usage, and mechanics.  You may ask, why do I need to know this?  The answer is simple, in America an education is a right of privilege, a privilege to learn what we need to know to lead successful lives, this knowledge of your language of communication allows you become successful!

Body:

I.             Grammar

A.    Parts of Speech

B.    Parts of the Sentence

C.     Phrases

D.    Clauses

II.          Usage

A.    Verb Usage

1.    Principle Parts

2.    Verb Tense

3.    Voice

B.    Pronoun Usage

1.    Case

      a. nominative

b. objective

                                                c. possessive

                                2.  Pronoun  Agreement

                                                a. number

                                                b. person

                                                c. gender

   III.      Mechanics

A.    Capitalization

B.    Punctuation

C.    Spelling

Conclusion:  Today I have informed you of the study of the English language.  We covered the components of grammar, usage, and mechanics.  This is an important course of study, again, you may ask why?  The answer is simple; our language is a commitment to communicating and maintaining our culture and our lifestyle that we have come to know in America.  Do you want English replaced by Ebonics?

                 C. Subject & Verb  Agreement

                D. Modifier Usage

                E. Word Choice