Nine parts of speech. Nine characters.
Every word in English does a job. Nine jobs, nine characters. Nelson names things. Vinny does the action. Lucy connects. Jake describes. Benny modifies. Roger stands in. Connie joins. Pete relates. Izzy exclaims. Click any of them to see how they work, what they teach across Grades 1 through 8, and who they run into.
Welcome to Grammaropolis. The town tour, in two and a half minutes.
In the Neighborhood
"I name a specific person, place, thing, or idea. It's a big responsibility."
"Lights! Camera!! Action Verb!!!"
"Dude, I'm a Linking Verb. Be like me. Express a state of being."
"The world's my palette."
"Do you qualify? Do you modify?"
"I stand in for whoever isn't here."
"Let's bring it all together."
"I tell you where things are in relation to other things."
"It's how you feel!"
Meet the Punctuation Department.
Twelve punctuation officers, one precinct. Chief Comma runs the squad. Officer Period works the boundaries. Prosecutor Apostrophe takes the courtroom.
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