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A sentence
Contains a subject, predicate and is a complete thought. Starts with a capital and ends with some end punctuation.
nouns
person, place, thing, or idea
proper nouns
used to name a specific person, place, or thing. These begin with a capital letter. Examples: Sarah, Los Angelas, Mars, Cafe Río
common nouns
used to name non-specific people, places, or things. Examples: house, dog, broom, happy
pronouns
Replaces a noun. Examples: I, he, she, they, it, his
adjectives
Tells us more about a noun. Describes the noun. Examples: green slow, five, stinky, tall, round
prepositions
Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple Street),...
comparative adjectives
Shows comparisons. Examples: older, safer, louder, more beautiful
superlative adjectives
Shows comparisons. Examples: oldest, safest, loudest, most beautiful
verbs
Words that show action or a state of being. One of these is required in a sentence
