Basic Grammar Principles

A word that is all about doing or being. Often they are action words like sit, eat, and laugh.

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Pronoun

A word that indicates a person, place, or thing like Armie, Earth, and scarf.

• Pronoun

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

A word that describes a noun, like loud (music).

• Adjective

• Noun

• Verbs

• Pronoun

Under, around, over, through, and between, are all examples of a ______. A _____ tells you where something is or where something happens.

• Pronoun

• Preposition

• Perfect

• Petri dish

To make a noun plural, you should...

• Add an exclamation point

• Draw a smiley face next to it

• Add -s to most nouns or add -es if the noun ends in -s, -ch, -sh, -x, or -z

• Add -ed to the end

Some nouns do not follow the -s or -es to make it plural. These are called irregular plurals.

Pick an example of an irregular plural.

• teeth

• foot

• mouse

• child

A "Who" question...

• asks about a person

• asks about a thing

• asks about a time

• asks about a place

A "What" question...

• asks about a person

• asks about a thing

• asks about a time

• asks about a place

A "When" question...

• asks about a person

• asks about a thing

• asks about a time

• asks about a place

A "Where" question...

• asks about a person

• asks about a thing

• asks about a place

• asks for a reason