What is a sentence? A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. Ex. This gift is for you. Every sentence has two parts: Subject Predicate

Subject The subject tells who or what the sentence is about. Complete subject: The Men are stupid. Simple subject: Mr. Morton is stupid.

Predicate Complete predicate: Verb: the key word of words that tell what the subject is or does Verb: the key word of the complete predicate – also known as simple predicate Ex. Mr. Morton picks up the cat.

The 8 ways we categorize words Parts of Speech The 8 ways we categorize words Noun Pronoun Verbs Adjective Adverb Preposition Conjunction Interjection

Noun Computer Table A noun is the name of a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.

Kinds of Nouns Proper Noun Common Noun Abstract Noun Collective Noun Mark Common Noun sun Abstract Noun love Collective Noun class

A pronoun is a word that is used Pronouns A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun. Kinds of Pronouns Subject Relative Object Interrogative Possessive Demonstrative Reflexive Intensive

Kinds of Pronouns Subject Object Possessive Possessive Adjectives Pronouns I Me My Mine You You Your Yours He Him His His She Her Hers Hers It It It Its We Us Our Ours You You Your Yours They Them Their Theirs

Kinds of Pronouns Reflexive Relative Interrogative Demonstrative Myself That Who This Yourself Which Whose That Himself Who What These Herself Whom Whom Those Itself Whose Which Ourselves Yourselves Themselves

Kinds of Pronouns Indefinite All Another Any Anybody Anyone Anything Both Each Either Everybody Everyone Everything Few Many More Most Much Neither Nobody None No one One Other Several Some Somebody Someone Something Such

Conveys an action or a state of being Verbs Conveys an action or a state of being Action - Ex. Dive Linking - Ex. Am Helping or auxiliary - Ex. have, do, be

Verb Tenses Present Past Future

Adjective An adjective describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Answers the questions: What kind? I like the long, green rectangle. Which one? I want that dress. How many? I see twelve circles.

Adverb A word that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Answers the questions: When? I will see you tomorrow. Where? The dog is outside. How? She worked happily. To what extent or degree? They swam deeper into the ocean. In what manner? Mary sang beautifully.

Prepositions A word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other words in the sentence. Example: The students of this university are dynamic.

List of Prepositions Along Despite Below Among Down Beneath Around As At Before Behind Below Beneath Beside Besides Between Beyond By Despite Down Except For From In Near

More Prepositions Of Off On Onto Out Outside Over Past Since Through Till To Toward Under Underneath Until Up Upon With Within Without

Compound Prepositions According to As of As well as Aside from Because of By means of In addition to In front of In place of In regard to In respect to In spite of Instead of On account of Out of Prior to

Conjunction A conjunction is used to join words or group of words Kinds of conjunctions Coordinating conjunctions Correlative conjunctions Subordinating conjunctions

Coordinating Conjunctions connects individual words or groups of words that perform the same function. Ex. I dance and sing. And But Or Nor For Yet

Correlative Conjunctions two or more words that function together. Ex. Either Bill or Mary wrote the poem. Either...or Neither…nor Whether…or Not only…but (also) both…and

Subordinating Conjunctions Subordinating conjunctions introduce subordinate clauses, which are clauses that cannot stand by themselves as a complete thought. The subordinate conjunction connects a subordinate clause to an independent clause, which can stand by itself. Ex. We will go whale watching if we have time.

List of Subordinating Conjunctions After As As long as As soon as Before Time Time Purpose Since Until When Whenever While In order that So that That

More Subordinating Conjunctions Manner As As if As though Cause Comparison Because As Than

Interjection An interjection is a word that expresses strong feelings It is followed by an exclamation mark (!)

List of Common Interjections Really! Whoops! Good grief! Honestly! Good! Oh! What! Well! Sh! Ugh! Alas! Yes! Ahem! My! Please! No! Unbelievable! Congratulations! My goodness!