Adjectives

Nouns

PrepositionsVerbs

Conjunctions

Adverbs

Interjections

Pronouns

Nouns• A noun is a word used to name a person, place,

quality, thing or idea. • Different kinds: Common Noun- Names a general person, place, or

thing. Ex: car

Proper Noun- Names a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized. Ex: Chris

Concrete Noun- One of the 5 senses that are experienced by a person, place, or thing. Ex: soldier

Abstract Noun- Names an idea; cannot be experienced by one of the 5 senses. Ex: bravery

• Ex: The cow jumped over the moon.

Verbs• Verbs express existence or action.• Three types of verbs: Action Verb- Tells what the subject does. Ex:

climbs Helping Verb- Helps the main verb express its

meaning. Ex: will ride. Linking Verb- Links the subject to a word in the

predicate. Ex: is• The prince fought the dragon.• My mom has gone to the store.• The end is near.

Adjectives• An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or

pronoun.

• Adjectives answer the questions:

How many? Seven balloons

What kind? A deadly storm

Which one? The worst day

How much? Plenty of food

• Ex: During a violent storm, a large boat capsized in the enormous waves.

Adverbs• An adverb is a word that modifies verbs,

adjectives, and other adverbs.

• Adverbs answer the questions:

How? quickly ran

When? went yesterday

Where? raining inside

To what extent? carefully crawled

• Ex: He began to study quite early for the test.

Prepositions• A preposition is a word that shows a

relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence.

• Common prepositions: above, around, beside, during, from, in, through, under, with

• A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers of the object.

• Ex: Robots conduct missions for the space program.The dog ran around the tree.

Pronouns• A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a

noun or another pronoun.

• Common pronouns: I, We, You, She, He, It, They, This

• Plural Pronouns: We, You, They

• Singular Pronouns: I, You, He, She, It

• Ex: 1.) Maria was lost. She didn’t panic. 2.) I checked the flashlight. It still worked.

In example 1 she refers back to Maria.

In example 2 it refers back to the flashlight.

Interjections• An interjection is a word or phrase used to

express emotion.

• Common interjections: Hey, Wow, Oops, Oh no

• Interjections can stand alone or be set off by a comma.

• Ex: Ouch! That bee stung me!

Hey, how do you like my new shoes?

Conjunctions• A conjunction is a word used to join words or

groups of words.

• Coordinating conjunctions connect words used in the same way. They are remembered as FAN BOYS. For And Nor But Or Yet So

• Ex: The party ended at 11:00, but I didn’t get home until midnight.

The dishwasher and microwave are two inventions that have improved kitchen work.