Grammar


 * Subject and Predicate **

Subject---is a noun--that's a person, place, or thing...it is who or what the sentence is about

Predicate---is a verb--that's the action word---it gets the subject up and out---what the predicate says, is what the subject does

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 * Noun-- a person, place, or thing

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Verbs--expresses action

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Pronoun--was made to take the place of a noun so that you aren't repeating the noun constantly

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Adjectives--words you use to describe people, places, and things, often used to compare objects **

Can take a noun or a verb and turn it into an adjective by tacking on an ending (suffix) **

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Conjunctions **

FANBOYS

For And--an additive--connects two items Nor--no choice But--the opposite Or---you are given a choice Yet So

Conjunction junction what's your function---hooking up words, phrases, and clauses

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 * Prepositions **

A preposition is a little phrase of two, three words or more. Their job is to connect their noun, pronoun, or object to some other word in the sentence. They state the location, the direction, and give you specific information.

The Preposition Song is sung to the tune of "Yankee Doodle"

About, above, across, after, along,﻿ among, around, at , before, beside, between, against, within, without, beneath, through. During, under, in, into, over, of , off, to , toward, up, on, near, for , from , except, by, with , behind, below, down.

The most common prepositions we use are indicated in red above. In addition, with is another very common preposition.

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= The Preposition Dance =

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= Schoolhouse Rocks Prepositions =

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use it with a verb it tells us how you did, where it happened, where you're going, where you've been answers the question how, where, or when
 * Adverbs-- modifies a verb, noun, adjective, or another adverb **

media type="youtube" key="W7wnT8iiR8w" height="385" width="480" Interjection-- generally set aside from the sentence by an exclamation point; they show excitement or emotion

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