Definitions
Adjective
A word that describes a Noun
I ran quickly up the steep staircase
Quickly
Sam was looking under his bed for his missing left shoe
Under
He quietly opened the front door.
quietly opened (advp)
What are the FANBOYS?
Conjunctions
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Adverb
A word that describes a Verb
After dark, the stars shone brightly in the dark night sky.
Brightly
Why did you throw that ball through the window?
Through
The bright yellow school bus stopped in front of my house.
Bright yellow school bus (adjp); in front of my house(pp)
When do we use FANBOYS?
To combine two independent clauses
To make a compound sentence
A word that connects 2 independent clauses together, a comma follows it
Conjunction
Usually my phone works well, but today it won't seem to charge.
Usually
Can you tell me if the new coffee shop is around the corner or across the street?
around, across
The raccoon run under the shed to get away from the lawn mower.
Under the shed(pp); From the lawn mower(pp)
What are some Interjections?
Wow!
Oops
Ouch
Ugh
ect
Interjection
A word showing strong emotion
Sometimes when it rains, our backyard floods.
Sometimes
The dog jumped over the fence into the neighbor's yard.
Over, into
I knew much better than to play with match.
Much better(advp); with matches (pp)
It is the thing in a phrase that is being modified or talked about
A word that shows relationship between nouns and shows where an action is taking place
Preposition
The man with the floppy hat was gracefully painting a beautiful landscape.
Gracefully
The trained tiger ran along the wire, jumped through the hoop of fire and drove into the pool.
Along, through, into
The steam boat traveled at a high speed down the river
Steam boat (adjp), at a high speed (pp), high speed (advp) down the river (pp)
What type of adverb is this:
I normally enjoy green beans but I didn't like the way he cooked them.
Adverb of Time