Word
Definition
Some Types and Examples
Possessive
Shows
ownership
Possessive Singular Noun- Sally’s shoe
Possessive Plural Noun- Shoes’ laces
Possessive Pronoun- His shoe
Singular
Just 1
Singular Noun- Girl
Singular Pronoun- She
Singular Possessive Pronoun- her shoe
Plural
More than 1
Plural Noun- Boys
Plural Possessive Pronoun- Their class
Plural Pronoun- Them
Plural Pronoun- Us
Demonstrative
This, that,
these, those
Demonstrative Adjective- This garden is beautiful.
Demonstrative Pronoun-This is beautiful.
Interrogative
question
Interrogative Sentence- Who is the video game
king?
Interrogative Pronoun-Who is the video game king?
Word
Definition
Some Types and Examples
Proper
Capitalized
because it is
specific
Proper Noun- John or Red Lobster
Proper Adjective- I love Canadian bacon!
Agreement
Works together Subject-verb agreement
Pronoun-Antecedent agreement
Compound
Joined
together
Compound sentence – The dog barks and he bites.
Compound word - cupcake
Compound subject – Joe and Jane were quiet.
Modify
To describe
Adjective- the red apple
Adverb- running fast
Prepositional phrase- the shoe, under the table, is
Jenny’s.