Verbs
The river smelled clean and fresh.
smelled is linking
Follows another substantive to explain or identify it
Personal pronoun
shows by their form who is being referenced (examples are okay)
The second computer is the better buy, all things considered
NA
Adverb
a word that may modify a verb, an adjective, or an adverb
There will be rewards in heaven for good Christians.
will is a helping verb
Jogging is good exercise.
Jogging is a noun
Antecedent
the word the pronoun replaces
William is our new class president
PN
A word or word group that joins words, phrases, or clauses
conjunction
She has bought a canary.
Has is a helping verb
Bought is transitive
The Life of Cromwell was an interesting story.
Life of Cromwell is a compound noun
They can defend themselves
reflexive pronoun
There is nothing else to do but mow the yard.
EXP
Nominative absolute
an independent element consisting of a substantive followed and modified by a participle or a participial phrase
Don’t forget that you need to clean the kitchen.
Forget is an intransitive verb
Appositive phrase
An appositive with all its modifiers
Indefinite pronouns
do not definitely point out one individual
The blood bank gave us certificates to thank us for donating blood.
IO
Expletive
a word that does not function grammatically in a sentence but plays an important role
William is our new class president.
Is is a linking verb
That our team is superior is evident.
That our team is superior is a noun equivalent
Compound personal pronouns are…
limited to the reflexive and intensive usages
DA
A word that modifies a pronoun
adjective