The Effect Of Using Concept Map s On Achieving English Grammar ...

1. The open clauses :-1.1. Verb :- Nasr ( 1980 : 189 ) defended the word verb to refer to a wordor a group of words that can tell about what something or someone is , ordoes and it should be related to tense .Finegan ( 1992 : 79 ) sees that there are different subcategories for verbs :1-1-1 Transitive verbs :- Refer to that verbs which take a noun phrase afterthem .1-1-2 Intransitive verbs :- Verbs which don’t require noun phrase .1-1-3 Ditransitive verbs :- Verbs which have two noun phrases .1-1-4 complex transitive verb : A verb that takes a direct object plus anobject complement.1.2 Nouns :-nouns are usually known as a name of a person , thing , plac e, animal or a state ( Todd :1992 ; 53 ) .Finegan ( 1992 :80 ) sees that there are some features for nouns1.2.1. Number :- nouns can be singular or plural1.2.3 Case :- English nouns has a possessive form .1.2.4 Gender :- it deals either sex , male or female , nouns occur indifferent classes each class has its own case and number marks .1-3 Adjectives :- words which describe nouns . Finegan ( 1992 : 80 ) see sthat adjectives can be marked for t wo degrees :43