Nouns
Nouns are naming words. They can
be people, animals, things or places.
Verbs
Verbs are doing words.
They are also BEING words (is,
are)
Adverbs
Adverbs describe how something is done.
quietly
frantically
hungrily
Adverbs of:
Manner (how) – noisily; with great gusto; great speed
Time (when) – before school; at playtime; after dinner
Place (where) – in the kitchen; in the bathroom; under the duvet
crazily
Adjectives
Adjectives are describing words.
Pronouns
Pronouns replace nouns (e.g. he, she, I
, they, him, her etc…)
Prepositions
Prepositions give more information
about place, position or time.
Some examples
Under, over, next to, opposite, behind, on top of etc…
Before, after, earlier, later, in the evening, at dusk etc…
In the woods, over the hills, down in the valley etc…
Articles
Articles are words to indicate nouns
(i.e. a, an & the)
Clauses
A clause is a part of sentence that
doesn’t necessarily make sense on its
own
The man, who was quite old and frail, hobbled around the park.
The little boy, who wanted the new PS3 game, pestered his mum
all the way to the shop.
The teachers at Devonshire Road Primary School, who are highly
qualified, teach grammar in various different ways.