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Grammar for Kids - Book 1

by Ryan Semerau

Ages 7-12GrammarLanguageTrivium

The first book in the Grammar for Kids series. Teaches what terms are, how they carry meaning, how they are defined and categorized, and how every language uses them. Covers signification, imposition, intention, categories of being, definition, supposition, parts of speech as universal functions, predication, extension and comprehension, division, and ambiguity - all in plain language with examples from multiple languages.

16 chapters · 76 lessons · first 6 free

IntroductionFree

1 · Terms and Meaning

1.1 · Words and MeaningFree
1.2 · What Is a TermFree
1.3 · Terms vs NoiseFree
1.4 · Every Language Has TermsFree
Chapter 1 TestFree

2 · What Terms Refer To

2.1 · The Triangle of MeaningFree
2.2 · Signification🔒
2.3 · Terms Can Refer to Different Levels🔒
2.4 · Abstract and Concrete Terms🔒
Chapter 2 Test🔒

3 · First and Second Imposition

3.1 · First Imposition: Words About Things🔒
3.2 · Second Imposition: Words About Words🔒
3.3 · Why the Distinction Matters🔒
3.4 · Practice: Spotting the Level🔒
Chapter 3 Test🔒

4 · First and Second Intention

4.1 · First Intention: Thinking About Things🔒
4.2 · Second Intention: Thinking About Thinking🔒
4.3 · The Two Levels🔒
4.4 · Why This Matters🔒
Chapter 4 Test🔒

5 · Categories of Being

5.1 · What Can You Say About a Thing🔒
5.2 · Substance: What a Thing IS🔒
5.3 · Accidents: Properties of a Thing🔒
5.4 · The Main Categories🔒
Chapter 5 Test🔒

6 · Univocal, Equivocal, and Analogical Terms

6.1 · Univocal Terms: One Meaning🔒
6.2 · Equivocal Terms: Different Meanings🔒
6.3 · Analogical Terms: Related Meanings🔒
6.4 · Why This Matters for Clear Thinking🔒
Chapter 6 Test🔒

7 · Definition

7.1 · What Is a Definition?🔒
7.2 · Genus and Differentia🔒
7.3 · Good Definitions vs. Bad Definitions🔒
7.4 · Types of Definition🔒
Chapter 7 Test🔒

8 · Supposition

8.1 · What Is Supposition?🔒
8.2 · Material Supposition🔒
8.3 · Formal Supposition🔒
8.4 · Why Supposition Matters🔒
Chapter 8 Test🔒

9 · Parts of Speech as Functions

9.1 · Parts of Speech Are Functions, Not Labels🔒
9.2 · The Naming Function🔒
9.3 · The Asserting Function🔒
9.4 · The Modifying and Connecting Functions🔒
Chapter 9 Test🔒

10 · The Copula and Predication

10.1 · Subject and Predicate🔒
10.2 · The Copula: "Is"🔒
10.3 · Affirming and Denying🔒
10.4 · Types of Predication🔒
Chapter 10 Test🔒

11 · Extension and Comprehension

11.1 · Extension: How Many Things a Term Covers🔒
11.2 · Comprehension: How Much a Term Contains🔒
11.3 · The Inverse Relationship🔒
11.4 · Why This Matters🔒
Chapter 11 Test🔒

12 · Division and Classification

12.1 · Division: Splitting a Category🔒
12.2 · Rules of Good Division🔒
12.3 · Classification Hierarchies🔒
12.4 · Basis of Division🔒
Chapter 12 Test🔒

13 · Ambiguity and Clarity

13.1 · What Is Ambiguity🔒
13.2 · Lexical Ambiguity🔒
13.3 · Structural Ambiguity🔒
13.4 · Vagueness vs Ambiguity🔒
Chapter 13 Test🔒

14 · How Different Languages Express Terms

14.1 · Inflection: Changing the Word Itself🔒
14.2 · Word Order: Position Shows Role🔒
14.3 · Particles and Helper Words🔒
14.4 · Agglutination: Stacking Meanings🔒
Chapter 14 Test🔒

15 · Terms as the Foundation of Thought

15.1 · What You've Learned🔒
15.2 · Terms and Clear Thinking🔒
15.3 · Terms Across All Languages🔒
15.4 · What Comes Next🔒
Chapter 15 Test🔒

What you'll learn

✓What a term is and how it differs from just a word
✓How terms refer to things, ideas, and other words
✓The difference between first and second imposition
✓The difference between first and second intention
✓The categories of being - the most basic ways we describe reality
✓How to spot univocal, equivocal, and analogical terms
✓How to build a good definition using genus and differentia
✓What supposition is and how it prevents confusion
✓Why parts of speech are universal functions, not just labels
✓How predication works and why the copula matters
✓The inverse relationship between extension and comprehension
✓How to divide and classify terms properly
✓How to identify and resolve ambiguity
✓How different languages express the same concepts with different tools

How to use this workbook

15 chapters, designed for one chapter per week (4 short lessons per week plus a chapter test). Each lesson takes about 15-20 minutes - read the lesson, talk it over with the AI tutor, then answer a few short questions in your own words.

Prerequisites

None. This book stands alone. No prior knowledge of any language besides English is needed, though examples from other languages are used throughout to show that these concepts are universal.