Be can join a subject with a word or words that tell something about it. Be can also tell that somethingexists or takes place. Be can also be a linking verband a helping verb. In modeling, it can help to start with the root “be.” Arrows and clay circles can help to designate the speaker (for example, first person – “I am”)… See examples →
Category: Concepts
Direction
These words provide information about the location of one thing in relation to another. See examples →
Location
These words provide information about location, proximity, or spatial relationship. See examples →
Logic
These words explain or support logical relationships. They are important for reasoning and drawing inferences. See examples →
Math
Words giving information about numbers, quantity, or relationships based on number and quantity. Many of these words are frequently used in word problems in arithmetic. These words often have special definitions for math that can be modeled separately from their most common meaning when used in language. See examples →
Sequence
A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other. See examples →
Time
The definitions of these words require an understanding of concepts of the passage of time (past and future), or of duration or temporal relationships. See examples →