basic

• noun

  naming word

  (table)
• verb

  doing word

  (run)
• pronoun

  replaces a noun

  (she)
• adjective

  describing word

  (pretty)
• adverb


  describes the verb

  (quickly)
• preposition

  location of object

  (under)
• interjection


  speech sounds

  (ooh)
• conjunction

  connection

  (and)
• determiner


  noun reference

  (this)
• definite article

  the
• indefinite article

  a
• abstract noun 


  non physical noun

  (happiness)
• concrete noun


  physical noun

  (table)
• proper noun


  specific people, places

  (Tia)
• dynamic verb


  action verb

  (run)
• stative verb


  state or condition

  (love)
• comparative adjective


  compare differences

  (bigger)
• superlative adjective


  upper or lower limit

  (biggest)
• intensifier

  makes adjectives stronger

  (really)
• possessive detrminer 


  pronoun to express belongings

  (mine)
• indefinite article


  used before a noun that is general

  (a)
• definite article


  used before a noun that is specific

  (the)
• primary auxiliary verb


  modify other verbs

  (did)
• modal auxiliary verb


  shows possibility intent

  (can)
• frequency adverb


  constantly, occasionally
• time adverbs


  yesterday, tomorrow
• manner adverbs 


  angrily
• degree adverbs 


  very, really
• place adverb 


  here, there
• reflexive pronoun


  myself, yourself
• indefinite pronoun


  nothing, somebody
• demonstrative pronoun


  this, that
• interrogative pronoun


  who, what, which
• quantifier determiner

  some, a little, a few
• pre modified noun phrase

  a noun combined with premodifiers

  (the big red dog)
• verb phrase 


  a main verb and an auxiliary verb

  (what have you been doing?)
• adjective phrase 


  an adjective combined with an adverb

  (really exciting)
• independent clause 


  can stand on its own

  (I like pizza)
• subordinate clause

  depends on independent clause to make sense

  (when I grow up)
• simple sentence


  one independent clause

  (I like pizza)