Nouns
Noun
person, place, thing or idea
Verb
Shows action, state of being, or links another verb
Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun
Adverb
a word that modifies a verb, and adjective, or another adverb
Pronoun
takes the place of a noun
Name the four compliments
What PN, DO, IO, OP
The verb tense that has no ending
Present Form
Adjectives answer the questions
which one, what kind, how many, how much, whose
Adverbs answer the questions
Where, When, How, How Often, To What Extent
Nominative case pronouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Where do you find the IO
in between the DO and the verb
The verb form that always ends in -ing
present participle
Where do adjective usually come in a sentence
before the noun they modify
Adverbs often end in what suffix
-ly
Objective case pronouns
me, you, him, her, it, us, them
What is set off by commas
Noun of direct address
the verb form that always has a helping verb
past participle
Common Adjective Endings
-able, -ible, -ary/-ory, -ant/-ent, -ful, -ous
How do you find adverbs that modify adjectives?
Find verb. Ask: how, to what extent
Possessive case pronouns
my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs
Ends with a noun and begins with a preposition
Prepositional phrase
Subjects and verbs must agree in what?
Number. Singular=Singular/ Plural=Plural
what articles are always adjectives?
a, an, the
When adverbs modify other adverbs where are they located and what question do they answer
Immediately before the adverb they modify. How
Demonstrative pronouns
this, that, these, those