5th Grade ACC ELA Language Concepts
Prepositions
Preposition – A word that tells the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence.
Object of Preposition – A noun or pronoun that follows a preposition
Prepositional Phrase – Made up of a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any other words in between
EXAMPLES
about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, but, by, despite, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, since, through, throughout, till, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, and without
Object of Preposition – A noun or pronoun that follows a preposition
Prepositional Phrase – Made up of a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any other words in between
EXAMPLES
about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, but, by, despite, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, since, through, throughout, till, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, and without
Conjunctions
Conjunctions – Words that are conjoiners; words that connect parts of sentences.Most common and well-known conjunctions: and, but, or, yet, for, nor, and so
Interjections
Interjections – An abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption
Verb Tense
Verbs – A word or group of words that expresses action or a state of being
Verb Phrase – When a verb includes two or more words
Main Verb – The most important word in a verb phrase
Helping Verb – Works with the main verb to tell about an action
Helping Verb Words: am, is, are, was, were, will, has, have, had, does, do, did, could, would, should
Verb Phrase – When a verb includes two or more words
Main Verb – The most important word in a verb phrase
Helping Verb – Works with the main verb to tell about an action
Helping Verb Words: am, is, are, was, were, will, has, have, had, does, do, did, could, would, should
Word Parts
Prefixes
Root/Base Words
Suffixes