# Grammaropolis

> Grammaropolis is a grammar and writing curriculum for grades 1 through 8. Each part of speech, punctuation mark, and writing skill is a character who lives and works in the town of Grammaropolis. It was created by author Coert Voorhees. The lessons at grammaropolis.com/learn are free and need no login. Print workbooks are sold at books.grammaropolis.com, and free browser games are at play.grammaropolis.com. This file covers the free, public content; membership products are not described here.

## Who it is for

Students in grades 1 through 8, and the teachers and parents who teach them.

## Reach

More than 14 million YouTube views. Live figures are at https://grammaropolis.com/numbers.

## Site pages

- [Learn hub](https://grammaropolis.com/learn): all five departments, free, no login required
- [Curriculum](https://grammaropolis.com/curriculum): the whole curriculum on one page, every lesson at its own address
- [Parts of Speech](https://grammaropolis.com/learn/pos): the nine Parts of Speech characters, grades 1-8
- [Punctuation Department](https://grammaropolis.com/learn/pd): the twelve punctuation officers, grades 1-8
- [The Sentence Factory](https://grammaropolis.com/learn/sf): sentence construction and syntax, grades 1-8
- [The Writing Company](https://grammaropolis.com/learn/wc): narrative, explanatory, and persuasive writing, grades 1-8
- [Wonderful Words](https://grammaropolis.com/learn/ww): vocabulary, grades 1-8
- [About](https://grammaropolis.com/about)
- [Contact](https://grammaropolis.com/contact)

## Grammar questions, answered

Each page answers one question and links to free lessons, quizzes, or games that teach it.

- [What is a noun?](https://grammaropolis.com/grammar/what-is-a-noun/): the definition, with an example of a person, a place, a thing, and an idea, grades 1-8
- [Is a name a noun?](https://grammaropolis.com/grammar/is-a-name-a-noun/): common and proper nouns, grades 1-8
- [Noun quiz](https://grammaropolis.com/grammar/noun-quiz/): a noun quiz for each grade, 1-8
- [What are the subject and the predicate?](https://grammaropolis.com/grammar/subject-and-predicate/): the two halves of a sentence, grades 1-8
- [How do you make a noun plural?](https://grammaropolis.com/grammar/plural-nouns/): plural nouns, including irregular plurals, grades 1-8
- [What are synonyms and antonyms?](https://grammaropolis.com/grammar/synonyms-and-antonyms/): words that mean the same and the opposite

## Why nine parts of speech

Many references count eight parts of speech. Grammaropolis teaches nine because action verbs and linking verbs do different jobs, so each has its own character: Vinny the Action Verb and Lucy the Linking Verb.

## The Parts of Speech characters

These are the definitions used on each character's page.

- Nelson the Noun: A noun names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
- Vinny the Action Verb: An action verb expresses mental or physical action.
- Lucy the Linking Verb: A linking verb connects a noun or a pronoun to a word that describes or restates it.
- Jake the Adjective: An adjective describes a noun or pronoun. It tells what kind, which one, how many, or how much.
- Benny the Adverb: An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It tells how, when, where, or to what extent.
- Roger the Pronoun: A pronoun takes the place of a noun or a pronoun.
- Connie the Conjunction: A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses.
- Li'l Pete the Preposition: A preposition shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and other words in the sentence. It locates its object in space or time, or shows a logical relationship.
- Izzy the Interjection: An interjection expresses emotion. It's set apart from the rest of the sentence.

## The Punctuation Department

Twelve punctuation officers, each responsible for one mark: Chief Comma (comma), Officer Period (period), Detective Question Mark (question mark), Sergeant Exclamation Mark (exclamation mark), Court Reporter Quotation Marks (quotation marks), Prosecutor Apostrophe (apostrophe), Deputy Colon (colon), Sheriff Semicolon (semicolon), Hyphen (hyphen), Dash (dash), Defense Attorney Parentheses (parentheses), and Assistant Defense Attorney Brackets (brackets).

## The Mayor

The Mayor is a fictional character who presides over Grammaropolis and hosts The Writing Company.

## Family of sites

- [grammaropolis.com](https://grammaropolis.com): free lessons, character pages, and animated music videos in the Cineplex
- [books.grammaropolis.com](https://books.grammaropolis.com): print workbooks, storybooks, and curriculum for grades 1-8
- [standards.grammaropolis.com](https://standards.grammaropolis.com): the Standards Coverage Explorer, which maps 1,166 standards to the Grammaropolis lesson, workbook page, song, or story that teaches each one
- [play.grammaropolis.com](https://play.grammaropolis.com): free browser games (the Arcade); that site has its own llms.txt

## Standards alignment

Grammaropolis content is aligned to Common Core (CCSS), Texas TEKS, Florida B.E.S.T., and New York Next Generation Learning Standards, grades 1-8. The Standards Coverage Explorer at standards.grammaropolis.com lists which lesson covers each standard.

## Contact

- Website: https://grammaropolis.com
- Contact page: https://grammaropolis.com/contact
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Grammaropolis