First Language Lessons Definitions

predicate adjective

adjective in the complete predicate that describes the subject

direct object

noun or pronoun in the complete predicate that receives the action of the verb

predicate noun

noun or pronoun in the complete predicate that renames the object

noun

person, place, thing or idea

adjective

word that describes a noun or pronoun; tells what kind, which one, how many, and whose

adverb

word that describes a verb, an adjective, or an adverb; tells how, when, where, how often, to what extent

verb

word that does an action, shows a state of being, links two words together, or helps another verb

interjection

word that expresses sudden or strong feeling

conjunction

word that joins words or groups of words together

preposition

word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence

pronoun

word used in the place of a noun