1. Subject noun (sn)– Who (or what) is this sentence about?
2. Verb (v)– “What is being said about ____?”
It’s what the subject noun does, did, or is doing.
3. Adverb (adv)– modifies (describes) the verb.
Tells: How, When, or Where the verb did it.
Check out adverbs of frequency, and adverbs of intensity.
4. Adjective (adj)– modifies (describes) a noun or pronoun.
Tells: Which one, what kind, or how many of the noun or pronoun.
Discover the comparative and superlative forms.
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A big black dog barked loudly today in the house.
1. Who or what is this sentence about? Dog (sn)
2. What is being said about dog? Barked (v)
3. Is there a word that tells how, when, or where he barked? How – loudly (adv), when – today (adv)
4. Is there a word that describes the dog? Which one – black (adj), What kind – big (adj)
5. Are there any article adjectives? A, the
6. Is there a position word on my preposition list? In (P)
7. In what? House (OP)
5. Article adjective (A) – a, an, the
6. Preposition (P) – position word
7. Object of the Preposition (OP) – find the prep and ask “whom or what?” It’s the noun or pronoun connected by the prep.
8. Possessive Noun Adjective (PNA)- find a possessive noun (John's, dog's). It is used as an adjective (tells "which one").
9. Possessive Pronoun Adjective (PPA) - my, our, his, her, its, their, your. Used as adjectives (tells "which one").