For this lesson, we'll be using a lot of word group or grammatical labelling as opposed to the more subjective, meaning-oriented labelling we often use.
If you haven't done the Word Groups lessons in Writelike, or are unfamiliar with functional grammar, then some this labelling might seem odd. Here's a quick summary:
Noun group: a group of words that represent someone or something. The group can be a single noun, or can be a complex of words including noun, adjectives, adverbs, pointer/determiner, prepositional phrase, and so on. Examples: 'tomorrow', 'the way to dusty death'.
Verb group: a group of words that represent an action or process. The group can be a single verb, or can include multiple verbs and adverbs. Examples: 'creeps', 'have lighted'.
Prepositional phrase (also called a qualifier or an adverbial phrase): A phrase that adds extra detail to a noun or verb group. Consists of a preposition + noun group, and can occur at the beginning or end of a sentence or clause, and can be chained and nested together in elaborate ways. Examples here: 'from day to day', 'to dusty death'.
Adjective group: A group of words that describe a person or thing (noun group). Can be one adjective or multiple adjectives. Can be embedded inside the noun group they describe. Examples: 'walking', 'poor', 'dusty'.
Adverb group: A group of words that describe a an action or process (verb group). Can be one or more adverbs. Can be embedded inside the verb group they describe. Can also describe noun groups—so they are generally slippery and confusing. Examples: 'no more', and possibly 'in' depending how you read it.
