names a person, place, thing, or idea

Examples:  Elizabeth, Paris, mountain, knowledge

is used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns

Examples:  His muscles ached, she was sunburned, their feet were sore, but all in all, they had a wonderful day.

a singular form of a noun, but names a group of persons, animals, or things

Examples:  committee, herd, pack, bundle, family, batch, audience, litter

(a word that refers to a group)

refers to subject and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence

clue:  reflection - like looking in a mirror - using a word that means the same as the subject

example:  Tara enjoyed herself at the party. (herself-same as Tara)

a word that is used to modify (describe) a noun or a pronoun

clue:  What Kind?  Which One?  How Many?

example:  A woman, kind and helpful, gave us directions. (kind & helpful describe the woman)

The box is empty. (empty tells what kind of box)

a pronoun that introduces a question

WHAT, WHICH, WHO, WHOM, WHOSE

example:  What is the best brand of frozen yogurt?

the most commonly used adjectives

A   AN   THE

a type of noun that names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic

it does not name a specific thing you can touch

example:  love, fun, freedom, beauty, wisdom, religion

a pronoun that introduces a subordinate clause

THAT  WHICH  WHO  WHOM WHOSE

example:  Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, was our country's third president.

Exercise is something that many people enjoy.

a noun that names any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas - is generally not capitalized

examples:  girl, boy, book, city, state

the word or group of words that the pronoun stands for...

what the word was before it became a pronoun

example:  Walking the dog is fun, and it is good exercise.

(walking the dog became ... it)

a noun that names a particular person, place, thing, or idea

usually begins with a capital letter

example:  Arkansas, El Dorado, Eiffel Tower, Susie, A Long Way Home

a pronoun that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea that may or may not have been specifically named

example:  anyone, all, everything, most, much, several, other

(vague - can't tell exactly what they are talking about)

Some people are watching the movie.

a single noun made up of two or more words used together

it can be written different ways

one word:  grandmother

hyphenated:  mother-in-law

two words:  grand piano  (the two words stand for one  particular thing)

points out a person, place, thing, or idea

THIS  THAT  THESE  THOSE

Those shoes are mine.

Did you order this?