NOUNS
Person, place, thing, or idea
NOUN
A word that expresses ACTION - what the person does
VERB
A word that describes a noun (She wore a LOVELY necklace; They enjoyed a DELICIOUS meal.)
ADJECTIVE
A word used to connect other parts of the sentence: F=for, A=and, N=nor, B=but, O=or, Y=yet
CONJUNCTION
The graphic organizer we are asked to use when writing a short response.
R.A.C.E.
Noun that represents a group of things, such as a band, team, or herd
COLLECTIVE NOUN
A verb that connects to the subject without any action involved (seems, is, being, been, etc)
LINKING VERB
A noun referred to when the pronoun replaces it. (My MOM fell down the step. SHE had to see a doctor.)
ANTECEDENT
Pairs of words that must be used together to connect parts of the sentence, like nor/or, neither/nor
CORRELATING CONJUNCTIONS
What the letters of R.A.C.E. stand for.
R = Restate the question; A = Answer the question; C = Cite the text; E = Explain or give Evidence
Refers to a general name for a thing, person, or place
COMMON NOUN
Words that help verbs explain what the subject is doing. (I AM going to school, He WAS singing a song.)
HELPING VERBS
A noun that can be experienced with your 5 senses - it can be seen, felt, heard, smelled, or tasted
CONCRETE NOUN
Word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location: IN the yard, THROUGH the house, WITH my friends
PREPOSITION
What do the letters P-Q-A stand for when related to writing?
Put the Question in the Answer
Refers to a SPECIFIC person, place, thing, or idea - their name
PROPER NOUN
Adding "ing" to the end of a verb makes this into a noun.
GERUND
A noun that CANNOT be experienced with your 5 senses but are things or ideas: happiness, guilt, joy, etc.
ABSTRACT NOUNS
A word inserted into a sentence (or at the beginning or a sentence) to express emotion. (WOW! That soup is hot.)
INTERJECTION
What should be included in every paragraph in a multi-paragraph essay?
MAIN IDEA & SUPPORTING DETAILS
Replaces a noun with words such as he, she, it, they, them, etc.
PRONOUN
A word that modifies (describes) another adverb, a verb, or an adjective; often ends in -LY. (He USUALLY goes to bed at 8 p.m.)
ADVERB
Two parts of speech that must be included in every sentence.
SUBJECT (NOUN) and VERB (PREDICATE)
The period of summer that will begin after summer school has ended.
VACATION
What are the 8 main parts of speech?
NOUN, VERB, PRONOUN, ADJECTIVE, ADVERB, PREPOSITION, CONJUNCTION, and INTERJECTION