Transcript Grammar Review

Grammar
Review
Nouns
 Person: neighbor
 Place: kitchen
 Thing: pencil
 Idea: doubt
 Compound Nouns: notebook, earring, earthworm
 Proper Nouns: Florida, Walmart, Mrs. Jones
Verbs
A word or group of words that expresses an action or
condition
 Action Verbs: run, jump, punch, sing
 Linking Verbs: is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been
 Helping Verbs: have, has, had, can, may, will, shall
Articles
One of three commonly used adjectives:
 A
 An
 The
Prepositions
 a word usually preceding (coming
before) a noun or pronoun and
expressing a relation to another word
or element in the clause, as in “the
man on the platform” and “she arrived
after dinner.”
Important Tips
 The main parts of the sentence (like a subject and
verb) are NEVER inside a prepositional phrase.
 It helps to identify ALL of the prepositional phrases first
and eliminate them from the sentence before analyzing
it.
 To remove a prepositional phrase from the sentence,
place [brackets] around the phrase, beginning with the
preposition and ending with the object of the
preposition.
Example:
In case of rain we will take our umbrellas to the game.
[In case] [of rain] we will take our umbrellas [to the game.]
Prepositions: In, of, to
Objects of Prepositions: case, rain, game
Subject: we (the word or group of words in a sentence that
tells whom or what the sentence is about)
Verbs: will take
Article: the
 A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins
with a _______________ and ends with a
____________ or _______________.
 The noun or pronoun that ends this type of phrase is
called the _____________________________.
 The main part of a sentence (like the subject and verb)
are _______________ inside a prepositional phrase,
so it helps to find all the prepositional phrases first and
eliminate them from the sentence before analyzing it.