Subject - A word(s) that tells who or what the sentence is about. Predicate - the part of the sentence that tells about the subject (has the verb in it) Noun - A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. Common Noun - A common noun is a word that names any person, place, or thing. table, boy, window, chair, book Proper Noun - A proper noun is a word that names a particular (specific) person, place or thing and is always capitalized. Mrs. Terwilliger, Newfield Central School, Washington Monument Pronoun- A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. he, she, it, I, we, they, our, her, him, them, you Adjective - An adjective is a word that descibes a noun. Sn adjective can tell what kind, how many, or which one. odd, strange, most, two, that, fifth Verbs - There are 3 types of verbs Action Verb - An action verb is a word that shows "doing" or action ran, jump, yell, sneeze, eat Helping Verb - A helping verbs comes before the main (action) verb and helps the main verb name the action and the time the action takes place. have, has, had doe, does, did be, am, is, are, can, could, was, were, shall, should, been will, would may, might, must Linking Verb - a linking verb is a word that "links' or connects the subject to the words that tell about the subject is, was, were, are, am Adverb - An adverb is a word that describes action verbs (or an adjective or another adverb) "ly" words slowly, quickly, easily, loudly, steadily, quietly, beautifully, angrily, happily