~the purpose is to show where, when, how, or to what degree ~adverbs are words ending in ly all, almost, also, always, away, ever, forward, later, maybe, most, never, nevertheless, now, not, often, only, onward, perhaps, sometime(s), soon, then, too, very, up be, am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had, have been, has been, had been, shall, will, do, did, may, can, must, might, could, would, should some of the most common prepositions: about, above, according to, across, after, against, along, among, as, at, because of, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, but, by, down, during, except, for, from, in, into, like, near, of, off, on, on account of, outside, outside of, over, past, since, through, to, toward, under, until, up, upon, with, within, without, (For many years) the lighthouse has been the most famous landmark (along the coast.)2. It has warned (ships at sea)(of the countless dangers)( from the fog storm.)PRONOUNSsubject: Object:I mehe himshe herthey themwe usExamples:1. I went with John and (her, she) HER2. These tickets belong to Ricky and ( I, me) MEPROPERTIES OF VERBS~transitive active (TA) - has an object - moving over to something - action - subject name the actor - object names the receiver - ~transitive passive (TP) - doesn't has an object, but needs one - something or someone has to have done the action - subject name the receiver - ~intransitive complete (IC) - subject verb complete - doesn't need to have an object to be a complete sentence~linking verb predicate noun (LV PN)...