Adjectives

An adjective describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun. The articles a, an, and the are also adjectives.

Examples: acrid, peppery, gritty, rubbery, fragrant, rancid, luminous, angular, noxious, putrid, stomach-churning, nauseating, disgusting, immense, magnificent, harsh, fantastic, pretty.

Adverbs

An adverb describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. An adverb tells how, when, where, why, how often, or how much.

Examples: today, yesterday, daily, weekly, briefly, here, there, nearby, beyond, backward, forward, well, precisely, eternally, softly, lovingly, happily, playfully, smoothly, sarcastically, modestly, scornfully.

Verbs

A verb is a word that expresses action (run, play, eat, drink) or state of being (is, am, are, was, were).

Verbs have six tenses (We've learned three of the six tenses - Past, present, future).

Tense indicates TIME.

Person indicates whether the subject of the verb is first (I), second (You) or third (he, she, it, we, you all, they) person.

The number of the verb indicates whether a verb is singular or plural.

Infinitive Phrase

An infinitive is a verb form that is usually introduced by "To"; the infinitive may be used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.

Examples: to Swim, to drink, to drive, to play, to run

Auxiliary verbs may also be called "Helping" or "Linking" verbs.

Examples: is, was, being, did, have, would, shall, might, am, were, been, does, had, could, can, must, are, be, do, has, should, will, may.

Pronouns

A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.

Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, you all, they

Possessive Pronouns: My, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs

Relative Pronouns

Who, whose, whom, which, that