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Noun Verb
pn
adj
adv

prep inter conj

 Noun
Latin: nomen, name

Noun
 Noun
Latin: nomen, name

Concrete/Abstract

Noun
 Noun
Latin: nomen, name

Concrete/Abstract

Noun

Common/Proper
 Noun
Latin: nomen, name

Concrete/Abstract

Noun

Common/Proper
Capitalization
 Noun
Latin: nomen, name

Concrete/Abstract Singular/Plural

Noun

Common/Proper
Capitalization
 Noun
Latin: nomen, name

Concrete/Abstract Singular/Plural
Spelling
Noun

Common/Proper
Capitalization
 Noun
Latin: nomen, name

Concrete/Abstract Singular/Plural
Spelling
Noun

Common/Proper Possessive
Capitalization
 Noun
Latin: nomen, name

Concrete/Abstract Singular/Plural
Spelling
Noun

Common/Proper Possessive
Capitalization Spelling
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Plurality of Nouns
Singular Plural

dog dogs
church churches
play plays
party parties
tomato tomatoes
patio patios
woman women
moose moose
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Possession of Nouns
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Possession of Nouns
Singular Plural
Singular Plural
Possession Possession
dog dog’s dogs dogs’
church church’s churches churches’
play play’s plays plays’
party party’s parties parties’
tomato tomato’s tomatoes tomatoes’
patio patio’s patios patios’
woman woman’s women women’s
moose moose’s moose moose’s
Slowly, Hillary and his team traversed the top of the mountain.
Slowly, Hillary and his team traversed the top of the mountain.
adv n conj adj n v adj n prep adj n
The quaint old store was a Mecca for bibliophiles.
The quaint old store was a Mecca for bibliophiles.
adj adj adj n v adj n prep n
 Pronoun
takes the place of a noun

Noun
pn
 Pronoun
takes the place of a noun

Noun
pn

Antecedent: noun that the pronoun replaces

 Pronoun
takes the place of a noun

Noun
pn

Antecedent: noun that the pronoun replaces

Shane thinks that he is going to buy a new truck.
Antecedent
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Pronouns
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Pronouns
Subject Pronouns
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Pronouns
Subject Pronouns
I
you
he she it
we
you
they
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Pronouns
Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns
I
you
he she it
we
you
they
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Pronouns
Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns
I me
you you
he she it him her it
we us
you you
they them
I have been so grieved for you.
 I have been so grieved for you.
pn v v adv adj prep pn
Everyone considered the meanings of his ambiguous words.
Everyone considered the meanings of his ambiguous words.
pn v adj n prep adj adj n
 Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun

Noun
pn
adj
 Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun

Articles

Noun
pn
adj
 Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun

Articles
a, an, the
Noun
pn
adj
 Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun

Articles Proper Adjectives

a, an, the
Noun
pn
adj
 Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun

Articles Proper Adjectives

a, an, the Capitalization
Noun
pn
adj
 Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun

Articles Proper Adjectives

a, an, the Capitalization
Noun
pn
Superlative adj
 Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun

Articles Proper Adjectives

a, an, the Capitalization
Noun
pn
Superlative adj
Word Choice
 Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun

Articles Proper Adjectives

a, an, the Capitalization
Noun
pn
Superlative adj
Hyphenated Adj
Word Choice
 Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun

Articles Proper Adjectives

a, an, the Capitalization
Noun
pn
Superlative adj
Hyphenated Adj
Word Choice Punctuation
Alexander brought his company to a halt; he summoned the mapmaker.
Alexander brought his company to a halt; he summoned the mapmaker.

n v adj n prep adj n pn v adj n

He felt the light delicate pulling and then a harder pull.
He felt the light delicate pulling and then a harder pull.
pn v adj adj adj n conj adv adj adj n
 Verb
The verb is about the noun

Noun Verb

[ verb phrase ] = all the words that make up the verb

The ship [was struck ] by the meteor.
aux main
Verb
Verb
 action

Verb
 action

Verb
 action

Verb

linking
 action

Verb

linking
 action

Verb

linking

Be Verbs:
 action

Verb

linking

Be Verbs:
is, am, are, was,
were, being, been
Hear my tale; it is long and strange.
Hear my tale; it is long and strange.
v adj n pn v adj conj adj
 Verb

adv
adj

adv
 Verb

adv
adj

adv
 Verb

adv
adj

adv
 Verb

adv
adj

adv
 Verb

adv
adj

adv
 Verb

OVERUSED?
adv
adj

adv
The temerarious Phaeton drove the sun chariot crazily.
The temerarious Phaeton drove the sun chariot crazily.
adj adj n v adj adj n adv
Mary Shelley’s monster was a very pitiful being.
Mary Shelley’s monster was a very pitiful being.
adj n v adj adv adj n
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Conjunctions
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Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions
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Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
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Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions Subordinating Conjunctions
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
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Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions Subordinating Conjunctions
for while
and when
nor where
but as
or since
yet if
so although
because
until
Scout felt safe when she read in Atticus’s lap.
Scout felt safe when she read in Atticus’s lap.
n v adj conj pn v prep adj n
If Heathcliff and I married, we should be beggars.
If Heathcliff and I married, we should be beggars.
conj n conj pn v pn v v n
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Interjections
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Interjections

Inter
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Interjections

Comma

Inter
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Interjections

Comma

Inter

Exclamation Mark
Oh, the program was a conversation among the elite.
Oh, the program was a conversation among the elite.
inter adj n v adj n prep adj n
He urgently reiterated his words, “Yikes! I’m trapped.”
He urgently reiterated his words, “Yikes! I’m trapped.”
pn adv v adj n inter pn/v v
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Prepositional Phrases
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Prepositional Phrases
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Prepositional Phrases
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Prepositional Phrases

prep
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Prepositional Phrases

prep
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Prepositional Phrases

prep Noun
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Prepositional Phrases

prep Noun
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Prepositional Phrases

prep adj Noun

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Prepositional Phrases

prep adj Noun

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Prepositional Phrases

prep adj Noun

object of the preposition

The exodus of refugees streamed from the battle zone.
The exodus of refugees streamed from the battle zone.
adj n prep n v prep adj adj n
Her eyes were of the blue of the sky in the fall.
Her eyes were of the blue of the sky in the fall.
adj n v prep adj n prep adj n prep adj n
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Noun Verb
pn
adj
adv

prep inter conj

The scaly European dragon is known for his cupidity.
The scaly European dragon is known for his cupidity.
adj adj adj n v v prep adj n
The uxorious husband was supportive of his wife’s dreams.
The uxorious husband was supportive of his wife’s dreams.
adj adj n v v prep adv adj n
Lady Macbeth rebuked her husband for his hesitant apprehension.
Lady Macbeth rebuked her husband for his hesitant apprehension.
n v adj n prep adj adj n
There should be an existence of yours beyond you.
There should be an existence of yours beyond you.
pn v v adj n prep pn prep pn
The big meal had a soporific effect on the Cyclops.
The big meal had a soporific effect on the Cyclops.
adj adj n v adj adj n prep adj n
Modern life transcends and blurs many traditional dichotomies.
Modern life transcends and blurs many traditional dichotomies.
adj n v conj v adj adj n
Lincoln found Grant through process of elimination.
Lincoln found Grant through process of elimination.
n v n prep n prep n