Grammar Review

person, place, thing, animal, idea or feeling

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

• verb

tells what a person or thing does or is doing

• noun

• adverb

• adjective

• verb

takes the place of a noun

• verb

• adjective

• pronoun

• adverb

describes a noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

tells when, where or how about a verb

• adverb

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another noun in the sentence

• pronoun

• verb

• preposition

• adjective

The subject is a noun or pronoun that

• tells who or what the sentence is about

• tells what the subject is doing, has done, or will do

The predicate always has a verb. It

• tells who or what the sentence is about.

• tells what the subject is doing, has done, or will do.

The word "on" is a

• preposition

• verb

• noun

• pronoun

What is the subject of the sentence?

Zebras live in Africa.

• Zebras

• live in Africa.