person, place, thing, or idea

used to name a specific person, place, or thing. These begin with a capital letter. Examples: Sarah, Los Angelas, Mars, Cafe Río

used to name non-specific people, places, or things. Examples: house, dog, broom, happy

These refer to people or things that exist physically and that at least one of the senses can detect. You can touch, smell, see, or hear them. Examples: cat, desk, baby, bike

These have no physical existence. They refer to ideas, emotions and concepts you cannot see, touch, hear, smell, or taste. Example: love, time, fear, freedom

More than one of a noun. Examples: wombats, candies, mice

Expresses ownership. Examples: Blake's notebook, Alan's sock, Makayla's fruit roll-up

Replaces a noun. Examples: I, he, she, they, it, his

Tells us more about a noun. Describes the noun. Examples: green slow, five, stinky, tall, round

Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple Street), down (the stairs)

Shows comparisons. Examples: older, safer, louder, more beautiful

Shows comparisons. Examples: oldest, safest, loudest, most beautiful

Words that show action or a state of being. One of these is required in a sentence

Verbs that don't show action. They link the subject to words or groups of words that identify or describe the subject. Examples: grew (large), tasted (delicious)

Helps the main verb express an action or a state of being. Examples: have (laughed), been (doing), were (lost)

Are you ready for the Final? If not, keep studying hard!

Tells more about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Tells how, how many, and when.

Connects words and phrases; always followed by a commaRemember FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Expresses strong emotions. Followed by an exclamation point or a comma depending on the strength of emotion. Examples: Wow!, Yuck!, Yes, Holy cow!

What or who the sentence is mainly about. Every sentence must have one of these. Ex. The dog...

What the subject is doing or being in a sentence. Every sentence must have one of these. Ex. ...bit the mailman.

names only one person, place, or thing

a word in a sentence that can show action

the most important verb

shows action that is happening now

shows action that has already happened

shows action that will happen

verbs that do not add -ed to show past tense

does not show action, but tells what someone or something is or is like

joining of a verb and another word

type of adjective that modifies a noun

pronoun used as the subjects of a sentence

pronoun used after an action verb

pronoun that is used in place of a possessive noun to show ownership

a group of two or more words that begin with a preposition