1. Parts of Speech Stuff you should have learned in 6 th grade but probably forgot 

2. Noun Person, Place, Thing Example: Maria, China, Cat

3. Article Introduces, limits, or clarifies noun Example: The, A, An

4. Pronoun Takes the place of a noun Example: I, He, She, It, They, We, You

5. Verb Action word. Many tenses possible. Example: Go, Jump, Call, Be, Run

6. Adjective Describes a NOUN Example: Red, Big, Smart, Tall

7. Possessive Adjective Describes who owns the noun Example: My, Your, His, Her, Their

8. Adverb Describes a VERB Example: Swiftly, Well, Loudly

9. Preposition Relates object to rest of sentence Example: Over, Through, During, On, Beside, Against

10. Subject Does the action in a sentence “ Marie walked through the door”

11. Object Receives the action in a sentence “ Marie walked through the door .”

13. Sentence Diagram David threw the ball to his dog. NOUN VERB ARTICLE NOUN POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE NOUN NOUN VERB ARTICLE PREPOSITION