GRAMMAR
NOUNS: A noun is a person, place, or thing.
N
The tiger made jumps from tree to tree while he was still lightning fast.
N
The boy won first place in the National Chess Championship.
N
Dustin Brown is my favorite player on the LA Kings and also the captain of the team.
N
The tiger made jumps from tree to tree while he was still lightning fast.
N
The boy won first place in the National Chess Championship.
N
Dustin Brown is my favorite player on the LA Kings and also the captain of the team.
VERBS: expresses a state of being
V V
I was walking down the street when I saw a bird flying above me.
V
On the TV I saw videos of people testing high tech jetpacks.
V
The grizzly bear was grabbing fish from the fast-moving current.
V V
I was walking down the street when I saw a bird flying above me.
V
On the TV I saw videos of people testing high tech jetpacks.
V
The grizzly bear was grabbing fish from the fast-moving current.
ADJECTIVES: describes a noun
N ADJ ADJ
The legend, Paul Bunyan, was a giant and strong man who cut down trees.
N ADJ ADJ ADJ
Lions are mammals that are big, strong, and fierce and live in the savannas of Africa.
ADJ
N ADJ
Whales are the largest animals on the planet, the Blue Whale being the biggest.
N ADJ ADJ
The legend, Paul Bunyan, was a giant and strong man who cut down trees.
N ADJ ADJ ADJ
Lions are mammals that are big, strong, and fierce and live in the savannas of Africa.
ADJ
N ADJ
Whales are the largest animals on the planet, the Blue Whale being the biggest.
ADVERBS: can modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb
ADV
This bear is very big compared to the kid.
ADV
The cheetah runs very quickly across the savannah.
ADV
The man is happily testing the new computer system.
ADV
This bear is very big compared to the kid.
ADV
The cheetah runs very quickly across the savannah.
ADV
The man is happily testing the new computer system.
PREPOSITIONS: a preposition connects a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.
PREP
The wolf was last seen on the top of the hill.
PREP PREP PREP
The man went through the woods, across the river, and into the cave to find the treasure.
PREP
He was flying a plane above the woods in Canada.
PREP
The wolf was last seen on the top of the hill.
PREP PREP PREP
The man went through the woods, across the river, and into the cave to find the treasure.
PREP
He was flying a plane above the woods in Canada.
Conjunctions: a conjunction connects words, groups of words, and whole sentences.
CONJ
The superhero flew through town and was able to stop the villain before he got away.
CONJ
The swimmer will have to finish the impossible feat or give up right now while in bad shape.
CONJ
I saw someone do a crazy backflip while ice skating but he landed on his leg bad so he went to the hospital.
CONJ
The superhero flew through town and was able to stop the villain before he got away.
CONJ
The swimmer will have to finish the impossible feat or give up right now while in bad shape.
CONJ
I saw someone do a crazy backflip while ice skating but he landed on his leg bad so he went to the hospital.
Interjections: an exclamation of an emotion
INT
WOW! I got an +A!
INT
OMG! The front seat tickets went down to half price!
INT
OUCH! That shot hurt!
INT
WOW! I got an +A!
INT
OMG! The front seat tickets went down to half price!
INT
OUCH! That shot hurt!
Phrases: made up of a group of words that do the work of a single part of speech
Examples:
OBJ
Tigers are members of the cat family.
PREP PHRASE
OBJ
They are well camouflaged by their stripes.
PREP PHRASE
OBJ
They also like to climb trees in the forest.
PREP PHRASE
Examples:
OBJ
Tigers are members of the cat family.
PREP PHRASE
OBJ
They are well camouflaged by their stripes.
PREP PHRASE
OBJ
They also like to climb trees in the forest.
PREP PHRASE