name of a person, place, thing, or idea

examples: Jason was late for practice.  Look at out new car!

takes the place of a noun

examples: He wore old shoes. They rode bikes today.

action word or the state of being

examples: Carmen waved goodbye.  She is a fifth grader.

modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

examples: She spoke slowly.  She drove a very fast car.

modifies a noun or a pronoun

example: I bought a red dress.

joins parts of a sentence

example: Mrs. Thomas cooked supper, and she baked.

describes a relationship between words

(shows position or direction)

examples: I walked to the desk.  She sat behind the table.

commans, protests, or exclaims (shows emotion)

example: Wow! Look at that sunset!

consists of a main verb plus one or more helping verbs

examples: I am going to write a letter.  Grandmother will give you a hug. 

shows something that is happening right now

examples: I hear you.  I am walking to school.  I feel sad.

shows a thing that happened already

examples: I heard you.  I walked to school. 

future tense

shows a thing that will happen

examples: I will hear you.  I should walk to school.

words or phrases that describe, clarify, or give more detail about a concept

examples: After brushing her teeth, Larry went to sleep.  The girl hugged her mother as she came in the house.