2. PARTS OF SPEECH

3. A SENTENCE REQUIRES ONLY TWO THINGS:

4. 1.SUBJECT 2.PREDICATE

5. THE SUBJECT IS SOMETHING OR THE SUBJECT DOES SOMETHING.

6. THE SUBJECT IS SOMETHING (PREDICATE) OR THE SUBJECT DOES SOMETHING. (PREDICATE)

7. THERE ARE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH

8. NOUN A PERSON, PLACE, OR THING

9. VERB ACTION OR STATE OF BEING

10. ADJECTIVE MODIFIES A NOUN

11. ADVERB MODIFIES A VERB

12. PREPOSITION DEFINES THE RELATIONSHIP OF AN OBJECT TO ITS ENVIRONMENT

13. CONJUNCTION JOINS WORDS, PHRASES, OR CLAUSES

14. PRONOUN STANDS IN PLACE OF A NOUN

15. INTERJECTION EMOTIONAL WORDS UNRELATED TO OTHER PARTS OF A SENTENCE

16. USE A MNEMONIC TO REMEMBER: MLK is the VIP of the NAACP. PIP plays NCAAV. PAPA ‘N’ VIC.

17. PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER DOGS

18. PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER DOGS EAT.

19. PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER HUNGRY DOGS EAT.

20. PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD AND

21. PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY

22. PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD

23. PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD AND

24. PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD AND BITE THEM.

25. PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD AND BITE THEM. WOW!

26. ARTICLE DEFINES A NOUN FUNCTIONS AS AN ADJECTIVE

27. DIRECT OBJECT RECEIVES THE ACTION OF THE SUBJECT WILL ALWAYS BE A NOUN OR PRONOUN

28. INDIRECT OBJECT RECEIVES THE DIRECT OBJECT WILL ALWAYS BE A NOUN OR PRONOUN

29. PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER THE BOSS GAVE ME A RAISE. A CATCHER THREW THE BALL TO JOE.

30. TYPES OF VERBS ACTION (or TRANSITIVE) LINKING (usually BE VERBS) HELPING (or AUXILIARY)

31. TYPES OF VERBS ACTION I KICK MY CAT FOR FUN. LINKING I AM A CAT-KICKER. HELPING I WILL KICK MY CAT TODAY.