What is a noun?
person, place or thing
What is a common noun?
names of people, places, things in general
common noun example
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What is a proper noun?
names of specific people, places and things
proper noun example
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What is a concrete noun?
names of people, places and things that can be detected using a person's five senses
What is an abstract noun?
names of emotions/feelings, states/attributes; ideas/concepts, and movements/events that can't be detected using a person's five senses
What is a verb?
verb, verb, action word!
verb example
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What is a linking verb?
linking words that join the predicate to the subject it describes
linking verb examples
is, seems, feels, are, we, was, etc.
What is an adjective?
words that describe nouns, often telling how many, color, shape, size, etc
adjective example
teacher discretion
What is the subject of a sentence?
the part of the sentence that tells 'who' or 'what' the sentence is about
What is the predicate of a sentence?
the part of the sentence that tells the actions, the 'what' is happening. The predicate includes and often begins with the verb.
What is a fragment?
a group of words that isn't a complete thought and lacks either a subject or predicate
