Nouns
This type of noun names a specific person, place, or thing and begins with a capital letter.
Proper noun
These words show action in a sentence.
verbs
These words describe nouns.
adjectives
This tells what a story is mostly about.
main idea
A sentence that asks something ends with this punctuation mark.
question mark
In the sentence “The dog chased the ball,” this noun is the animal doing the action.
the dog
In the sentence “She quickly runs to school,” this is the verb.
runs
These words describe verbs and often end in -ly.
adverbs
Clues in the story that help support the main idea are called this.
supporting details
Every complete sentence must start with this type of letter.
Capital or upper case
This type of noun names something you cannot touch, like happiness or freedom.
abstract noun
This verb tense tells about something that already happened.
past tense
In the sentence “The bright sun shone in the sky,” this is the adjective.
bright
Words in a story that help you understand the meaning of a new or tricky word are called these.
context clues
A group of sentences that are all about one main idea is called this.
a paragraph
This type of noun names a group of things, like team or class.
collective noun
In the sentence “They are playing soccer,” this verb tense is being used.
present
In the sentence “The turtle moved slowly,” this is the adverb.
slowly
The person who tells the story is called this.
narrator
When writers read their work again to check for spelling, grammar, and punctuation mistakes, they are doing this.
editing or proofreading
Change the noun child into its plural form.
children
This type of verb does not show action but connects the subject to more information, like is or was.
linking verb
In the sentence “The tall pine tree swayed in the wind,” these two words are adjectives.
tall and pine
The problem or challenge in a story is called this.
conflict
This is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.
subject