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Jargon Buster - Year 2 Grammar
Noun and Noun Phrase
A noun is a word that denotes somebody or something. A noun phrase includes a
noun and the modifiers which distinguish it.
 that dog
 the dog on the sofa
 Uncle Eric’s dog
Statement
Most sentences are statements. A statement is a sentence that is not an
exclamation, question or command.
 The cat is happily curled up on the rug.
 Unfortunately, it’s raining today.
Question
A sentence that asks for a reply. It must always end with a question mark.
 Did you take my apple?
 How long did it take you to get to school?
 What did you have for your birthday?
Exclamation
A single word phrase that is said when a person has strong feelings. This is
accompanied by an exclamation mark.
 Wow!
 This is an exclamation showing that people are surprised or amazed.
Command
To order or instruct. It begins with an imperative verb.
 Stir the mixture carefully.
 Shut the door, thank you.
Compound word
Made up of two or more different words joined to make a new one.
 Police + Man= Policeman
 Dining + Table= dining-table
 Hair + cut= haircut
Suffix
A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to make a new word
with a slightly different meaning.
 helpful
 happiness
 bigger
 smallest
 careless
 played
Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
 It was a hard test.
 Hard is an adjective.
Adverb
A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.
Adverbs are also used to modify a whole sentence.

Unfortunately she spoke so slowly that most of the audience was very
bored.
 The words unfortunately, slowly and very are adverbs.
Verb
A verb tells
It is either
 The boy
 The boy
 The boy
you what is happening in a sentence.
a being word or a doing word.
is running in a race.
ran in the race.
has run the race.
Tense
The aspect of the verb which shows when an action has taken place.
Verbs can be in past, present or future tense:
 Played (past tense)
 Playing (present tense)
 Will play (future tense)
Apostrophe
An apostrophe is used to show where one or more letters have been missed out.
It can also show possession.
 wouldn’t for would not
 Susan’s clothes.
Comma
A comma is used to separate words in a list.
 I went to the market and bought eggs, chicken, milk and cheese.