a descriptive word that modifies a noun or pronoun

"young" boy

adorable                   beautiful                    clean
drab                           elegant                      fancy 
glamorous                handsome                 long
magnificent             old-fashioned            plain
quaint                       sparkling                   ugliest
unsightly                  wide-eyed

alive                               better                      careful
clever                            dead                        easy     
famous                          gifted                       helpful important                      inexpensive            mushy
odd                                powerful                   rich                 shy                                 tender                      uninterested
vast                                wrong

boiling                    breeze                      broken
bumpy                    chilly                         cold
cool                        creepy                      crooked
cuddly                    curly                         damaged
damp                      dirty                          dry
dusty                      filthy                         flaky
fluffy                       freezing                    hot
warm                      wet

early           fast          late       long           moder         greasy       juicy         hot         icy             full

loose          light         many     flat             high                 heavy         deep         jolly       kind           puny 

loud            noisy        quiet      angry        faithful          gentle        happy       lively      curved      hollow                                     

petite        scrawny    melodic          purring           melted      massive     miniature       bewildered           clumsy      defeated    nutritious      embarrassed    

prickly       numerous  

a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb and indicates when, how, where, why,

or how much

Adverbs that tell us How?

a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

absentmindedly,         adoringly,               awkwardly

beautifully,                briskly,                   brutally

carefully,                  cheerfully,              competitively

eagerly,                    effortlessly,            extravagantly

girlishly,                    gracefully,              grimly

lazily,                       lifelessly,                loyally

quietly,                    quickly,                  quizzically

really,                      recklessly,              remorsefully,        ruthlessly

savagely,                 sloppily,                  so,                    stylishly

unabashedly,            unevenly,                urgently

well,                        wishfully,                worriedly

Adverbs that tell us When? 

a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

after                     afterwards                       annually

before                   daily                               never                    now                      soon                               still

then                     today                              tomorrow

weekly                  when                               yesterday

Adverbs that tell us Where?

a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb 

abroad                             anywhere                         away

everywhere                       here                                home

in                                    inside                              out       outside                            somewhere                       there

underground                     upstairs

Adverbs that tell us To what extent?

a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb 

extremely                           not (this includes n't)

quite                                 rather                                           really                                terribly                                            too                                   very

a word that is used to limit a noun, either indefinite (a and an) or definite (the)

Article

a group of words that are related and contain both a subject and a verb

Clause

the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb and answers the question whom,

I or what

Direct object

a word for a person, place, or thing

Noun

the noun, pronoun, phrase, or clause to which the preposition refers

Object of the Preposition

a group of words that are related but do not contain a verb and a subject together

Phrase

a pronoun used to indicate ownership

Possessive pronoun

a word such as by, at, to, or from that gives additional information, usually in relationship to

I something else in the sentence

Preposition

a word that replaces and refers to a noun

Pronoun

a noun or pronoun that performs the action of the verb. If a sentence contains a verb of being

I

or a linking verb such as be, feel, become, or look, the subject of the sentence is the noun or

pronoun being described.

Subject

a word that shows an action or a state of being

Verb

Identify the part of speech

A word like big, red, easy, French etc

( describes a noun or pronoun )

Adjective

Identify the part of speech

A word like slowly, quietly, well, often etc

( modifies a verb)

Adverb

Identify the part of speech

A group of words containing a subject and its verb (for example: It was late when he arrived).

Clause

Identify the part of speech

A word like table, dog, teacher, America etc.

(name of an object, concept, person or place)

Noun

Identify the part of speech

A group of words not containing a subject and its verb (eg on the table, the girl in a red dress).

Phrase

Identify the part of speech

A word like (to) work, (to) love, (to) begin.

(describes an action or state)

Verb

List some prepositions

on

by

above

below

around

near

to

from

Underline the prepositional phrases

Bryan headed to the mall for the latest release by the band from his home state of Oregon.

Bryan headed to the mall for the latest release by the band from his home state of Oregon.

on              by             above           below

      around        near   

MOST common  ---->    to         from

Identify the Verb(s)

I go to concerts frequently, and I went to my favorite singer's concert yesterday. I had already been to her

concert when I was in the seventh grade. I had not planned to go to this one, but my younger sister wanted

me to take her. I hope that in the future my brother will take her to these concerts.

I go to concerts frequently, and I went to my favorite singer's concert yesterday. I had already been to her

concert when I was in the seventh grade. I had not planned to go to this one, but my younger sister wanted

me to take her. I hope that in the future my brother will take her to these concerts.