Shurley Abbreviation Helper

Subject Noun

SN

ocean, mountains, boy


Verb

V

Action Verbs: grow, run, jump

Linking Verbs: was, could, should

Adverb

ADV

tomorrow, tonight, quickly


Adjective

ADJ

happy, sad, seven, green


Article Adjective

A

the, an, a


Preposition

P

By is the P in the following:

The girl sits by the tree.

Objective of the Preposition

OP

House is the OP in the following:

The children play around the house.

Compound Subject Noun

CSN

Subject nouns tied together by a

conjunction

Compound Verbs

CV

Verbs tied together by a conjunction


Subject Pronoun

SP

I, you, she


Possessive Noun Adjective

PNA

Molly’s, cat’s


Possessive Pronoun Adjective

PPA

my, our, their, its


Conjunction

C

and, but, or


Interjection

I

Wow! No!


Declarative Sentence

D

Today is Wednesday.


Imperative Sentence

IMP

Clean your room.


Interrogative Sentence

INT

What time is it?


Exclamatory Sentence

E

What a great game!