BUSCOMSLC

• A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
• A pronoun is used to replace a noun.
• A verb expresses action or state of being.
• An adjective describes or modifies a noun.
• An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb and tells how, when, where, or to what extent.
• A conjunction connects words, phrases, or clauses.
• A preposition shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.
• An interjection expresses strong emotion and is often followed by an exclamation point.
• Adjectives modify or describe nouns or pronouns, providing more information about the qualities, characteristics, or attributes of the noun or pronoun.
• In the sentence "The red car is parked outside," the adjective "red" modifies the noun "car."
• In the sentence "She is a talented musician," the adjective "talented" modifies the pronoun "she."
• Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, providing information about how, when, where, or to what extent an action is performed.
• In the sentence "He runs quickly," the adverb "quickly" modifies the verb "runs," indicating how he runs.
• In the sentence "She is very talented," the adverb "very" modifies the adjective "talented," indicating the degree of talent.
• Personal pronouns replace specific persons or things, such as I, you, he, she, it, we, they.
• Possessive pronouns indicate ownership or possession, such as mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.
• Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object of a sentence are the same, indicating that the action of the verb reflects back on the subject, such as myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
• Demonstrative pronouns point to specific things or people, such as this, that, these, those.
• Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions, such as who, whom, whose, which, what.
• Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses and connect them to a noun, such as who, whom, whose, which, that.
• Indefinite pronouns refer to nonspecific persons or things, such as all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, neither, nobody, none, no one, nothing, several, some, somebody, someone, something, both, all, any, none.
• Prepositions show the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other elements in a sentence, indicating location, direction, time, manner, and more.
• Prepositions are typically placed before their object (a noun or pronoun).
• Prepositions do not indicate action; instead, they provide context for the action.
• Common prepositions include: in, on, under, over, between, among, through, beside, with, without, etc.
• Prepositional phrases are used to provide location, indicate time, express direction, show manner, describe relationships, give additional information, and connect ideas.
• Prepositions can occur in phrasal verbs, such as: turn on, appear in idioms, and more.
• Conjunctions are words that connect or join words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
• There are three main types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, and correlative conjunctions.
• Coordinating Conjunctions connect elements of equal grammatical rank, such as two independent clauses or two items in a list.
• The common coordinating conjunctions are often remembered using the acronym FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
• An example of a sentence using coordinating conjunctions is: She likes coffee, but he prefers tea.
• Subordinating Conjunctions introduce subordinate (dependent) clauses and connect them to main (independent) clauses.
• Subordinating Conjunctions indicate the relationship between the two clauses, such as time, cause and effect, contrast, etc.
• Examples of subordinating conjunctions include: after, although, because, before, if, since, until, when, while, etc.
• An example of a sentence using subordinating conjunctions is: Although it was raining, they went for a walk.
• Correlative Conjunctions come in pairs and connect similar elements within a sentence.
• The common correlative conjunctions include: both...and, either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also, whether...or.
• An example of a sentence using correlative conjunctions is: Neither the teacher nor the students were happy with the decision.
• Types of Verbs: Verbs can be categorized into action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs.