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