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Adjective

A word that describes a noun, e.g. a big house, a cold morning. Adjective. A word that describes a verb, e.g. run quickly , dance happily . Adverb. The words the , a or an which go before a noun. Article.

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Adjective

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  1. A word that describes a noun, e.g. a big house, a cold morning. Adjective

  2. A word that describes a verb, e.g. run quickly, dance happily. Adverb

  3. The words the, a or an which go before a noun. Article

  4. A part of a sentence that contains a verb and someone or something doing the action. Clause

  5. A word that joins two clauses or sentences, e.g. and, but, so. Conjunction

  6. An important part of a sentence that would make sense on its own. Main clause

  7. e.g. I went out even though it was raining. I went out is the main clause because it makes sense on its own. Main clause

  8. A word that names something, e.g. scissors, herd, happiness. Noun

  9. A word that names a person or a place, e.g. Paul, London, Wales. Proper noun

  10. A small part of a sentence, usually without a verb, e.g. I have met many famous pop stars. Phrase

  11. Letters that can be put in front of a word to change its meaning, e.g. unlock. Prefix

  12. A word that tells you how things are related, e.g. in, above, before. Preposition

  13. Words that can be used instead of nouns, e.g. I, you, he, it. Pronoun

  14. A less important part of a sentence which doesn’t make sense on its own. Subordinate clause

  15. e.g. While you were out, I watched TV. While you were out is the subordinate clause because it doesn’t make sense on its own. Subordinate clause

  16. Letters that can be put after a word to change its meaning, e.g. cheerful. Suffix

  17. A doing or being word, e.g. I run, he went, you are. Verb

  18. Used to separate items in a list and to mark the beginning or end of a clause. Comma

  19. E.g. The train, which was late, pulled into the station. Comma

  20. Used to introduce an idea or a list, e.g. There was only one thing to do: jump! Colon

  21. Used to separate complex items in a list or to separate independent clauses. Semi-colon

  22. E.g. Zach didn’t enjoy playtime; he didn’t like football. Semi-colon

  23. Used to show direct speech (also called inverted commas). “Stop!” she shouted. Speech marks

  24. Used to show possession, e.g. The girl’s jumper was in her bag. Apostrophes

  25. Used to show omission, e.g. wouldn’t, they’re, I’ve. Apostrophes

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