What is a proper noun?
A specific or formal person, place, thing, or idea
End marks
Punctuation marks used at the end of a sentence
Adjective
Describes a noun
A person, place, thing, or idea
Subject
The person or thing that performs the action of a sentence
Singular noun
A person, place, thing, or idea that is only stating one
Comma
A punctuation mark that signals a slight pause but not a complete stop
Adverb
Modifies verbs
Proper noun
Names a specific person, place, thing, or idea
Predicate
The part of sentence that tells something about the subject
Plural noun
Name more than one person, place, thing, or idea
Colons
Can list items, separate hours and minutes, and punctuate a greeting on an email
Prepositions
A word that shows direction, location and relationship between things
Pronoun
Words used in place of a noun
Verb
The word that expresses the action
Proper adjective
Formed from proper nouns, explains noun
Semi-colons
Use in place of a comma and a conjunction
Object of a preposition
The noun or pronoun that follows the preposition
Antecedent
The word that a pronoun replaces
Direct object
A noun or pronoun that tells who or what receives the action of the verb
Capitalization
Always capitalize the first letter in a sentence, and any proper noun or adjective
Quotation marks
Used to enclose exact words of a speaker
Prepositional phrase
A group of words that begin with a preposition and end with an object of a preposition
Subject pronoun
A pronoun used as the subject of a sentence or a clause
Subject compliment
A group of words that follow the linking verb and tells something about the subject of a sentence