1. Grammar Review

2. Nouns Person: neighbor Place: kitchen Thing: pencil Idea: doubt Compound Nouns: notebook, earring, earthworm Proper Nouns: Florida, Walmart, Mrs. Jones

3. Verbs A word or group of words that expresses an action or condition Action Verbs: run, jump, punch, sing Linking Verbs: is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been Helping Verbs: have, has, had, can, may, will, shall

4. Articles One of three commonly used adjectives: A An The

5. Prepositions a word usually preceding (coming before) a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform” and “she arrived after dinner.”

6. Important Tips The main parts of the sentence (like a subject and verb) are NEVER inside a prepositional phrase. It helps to identify ALL of the prepositional phrases first and eliminate them from the sentence before analyzing it. To remove a prepositional phrase from the sentence, place [brackets] around the phrase, beginning with the preposition and ending with the object of the preposition.

7. In case of rain we will take our umbrellas to the game. [In case] [of rain] we will take our umbrellas [to the game.] Prepositions: In, of, to Objects of Prepositions: case, rain, game Subject: we (the word or group of words in a sentence that tells whom or what the sentence is about) Verbs: will take Article: the Example:

8. A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a _______________ and ends with a ____________ or _______________. The noun or pronoun that ends this type of phrase is called the _____________________________. The main part of a sentence (like the subject and verb) are _______________ inside a prepositional phrase, so it helps to find all the prepositional phrases first and eliminate them from the sentence before analyzing it.