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Up-Stage Your Grammar (KS2) A noun is a naming word. It tells you the name of somebody or something. noun man tree adjective dog bus house pen rock toy table farm An adjective is a describing word. It describes somebody or something so they come before a noun or after a verb. old man big dog new house hard rock wooden table tall tree red bus black pen old toy large farm A verb is a doing word. It is an action or a thing you do. verb jump talk cry sleep think walk laugh look climb shout An adverb describes a verb. It gives more detail about how something is being done. Many adverbs are adjectives with ‘-ly’ added to the end. adverb talk loudly powerful verbs verb powerful verb sleep soundly walk slowly look carefully behave badly A powerful verb gives you extra information about what the characters are doing and how. They help the reader imagine what is actually happening. The robber moved towards the house doesn’t tell you how the robber is moving. The robber crept towards the house tells you that the robber is moving very carefully because he doesn’t want to be seen or heard. Crept is a powerful verb. walked staggered looked glared eat gobble said whispered moved lurched From Simple to Complex Sentences (noun) The (verb) man (noun) walked down the street. This tells us very little about the man or how he walked and we may all picture something very different. (adjective) The (noun) young man (verb) (adjective) walked down the (noun) empty street. Using adjectives we now know a bit more about the man and the street. (adjective) (adjective) (noun) (powerful verb) The injured young man staggered (adjective) (noun) down the deserted street. Using a powerful verb lets us know he is in trouble. Better adjectives add tension to the scene. (verb) (adverb) Bleeding badly, (adjective) (noun) (powerful verb) th e young soldier staggered (adjective) down the (noun) deserted We now have a good picture of what is happening and want to know what happens. street.