Common Nouns: A common noun is a general, universal, basic, person, place, thing or idea. Example: alarm clock, homework, dough, (thing) hospital, lake, school (place) kids, boy, girl (person)
Proper Nouns: A proper noun is a very specific person, place, thing or idea. They are capitalized! Example: Mustang, Crest Toothpaste (thing) Lake Michigan, JFK Middle School (place) Catalina, Tom Brady (person)
Active Verbs: An active verb is a word that shows action and puts an object (a noun) into motion in a sentence. Example: The boy leapt out of bed. The cow jumped over the moon. Harry Potter dodged the lightning fast curse just in time and fired a Disarming Charm back in retaliation.
Helping Verbs: A helping verb is a word that aids or assists an active or main verb in the sentence. Mrs. Paton might assign homework tonight. I should do my homework tonight. I will do my homework tonight.
am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been have, has, had shall, will, can do, does, did may, must, might could, would, should
A linking verb is a word that connects the subject (beginning of a sentence) to the predicate (end of the sentence). Examples: The boy is joyful. The story was superior. The sun looked bright.
Verbs that sometimes are used as linking verbs [list may not be complete] feel taste look smell appear grow remain stay turn seem sound become prove Forms of to be are sometimes used as linking verbs is am are was were be being been