information that completes a sentence
complement
Ralph sang in the choir. - Where is the verb?
sang
the word form (e.g., noun, verb, adjective)
parts of speech
We ate dinner. - Where is the complement?
dinner
a person or thing that receives the action in a sentence
direct object
a word that changes or adds to the meaning of another word or phrase
modifier
The sun set. - Where is the subject?
sun
Her cell phone died - Where is the verb?
died
She called. - Where is the verb?
called
marks in a sentence (e.g., periods, question marks, exclamation marks)
Punctuation
The butterfly wore green sneakers. - Where is/are the noun(s)?
buttefly, sneakers
a word that describes an action or state
verb
My elderly neighbor died. - Where is the adjective?
elderly
the main person or thing that is doing the action
subject
the use of a large (capital) letter at the beginning of a word
capitalization
a word that describes a verb or other modifier
adverb