Nouns: Words that name people, places, things, and ideas. (e.g., boy, house, book, love)
Verbs: Words that describe actions or states of being. (e.g., run, jump, be, have)
Adjectives: Words that describe nouns. (e.g., big, small, blue, beautiful)
Adverbs: Words that describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. (e.g., quickly, slowly, very, too)
Pronouns: Words that replace nouns or noun phrases. (e.g., he, she, it, they)
Prepositions: Words that show the relationship between nouns or pronouns and other words in the sentence. (e.g., in, on, under, with)
Conjunctions: Words that connect words, phrases, or clauses. (e.g., and, but, or, because)
Interjections: Words that express strong emotions or thoughts. (e.g., oh, wow, hello)
Sentence Structure:
Simple Sentence: Contains one independent clause (subject + verb).
(e.g., I like pizza.)
Compound Sentence: Contains two or more independent clauses connected by a conjunction.
(e.g., I like pizza, but she prefers tacos.)
Complex Sentence: Contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause (begins with a subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun).
(e.g., I like pizza because it has cheese.)
Parts of Speech:
Subject: The person, place, or thing that performs the action of the verb.
(e.g., The cat is sleeping.)
Predicate: The part of the sentence that tells what the subject is doing or being.
(e.g., The cat is sleeping.)
Object: A noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.
(e.g., I ate pizza.)
Complement: A word or phrase that completes the meaning of the subject or object.
(e.g., The pizza was delicious.)