| Term | Definition |
| Noun | Name of something: a person, place, thing, or idea |
| Pronoun | Word that is used in place of a noun |
| Adjective | A descriptive word that DESCRIBES or modifies a NOUN |
| Adverb | Word that modifies verb, adjective, or another adverb -- Tells when, how often, how long, where, how much, how little |
| Preposition | Word or group that shows the relationship between its object (noun or pronoun) and another word in the sentence |
| Interjection | Word or phrase included in a sentence in order to communicate strong emotion or surprise |
| Conjunction | Connects individual words or groups of words |
| Linking Verb | Verb that expresses a state of being (is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been); words that show subject is = to something else |
| Auxiliary Verb | HELPING VERB - words that help the verb - is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, shall, will, can, should, would, could, may, might, must, do, does, did, have, has, had |
| Action Verb | Word that expresses action |