8 Parts of Speech Eng1D

Noun Adverb Preposition Pronoun Verb Conjunction Adjective Interjection Conjunction

Noun A noun is a word used to name a person, place, thing, animal, or abstract idea. In the following sentence all of the pink words are nouns: The boy bought a puppy.

Name the Noun(s)! Heather drove her car to work. The clock was broken. Six dogs ran across the sidewalk.

Answers Heather drove her car to work. (person) (thing) (place) The clock was broken. (thing) Six dogs ran across the sidewalk. (animal) (place)

Noun Proper nouns Common nouns Concrete nouns Abstract nouns The following are different types of nouns: Proper nouns Common nouns Concrete nouns Abstract nouns Possessive nouns Collective nouns

Proper Noun A proper noun represents the name of a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized. Example: Matthew loves shopping at American Eagle. Matthew and American Eagle are both proper nouns because they specifically name the person and the place.

Common Nouns Common nouns refer to a person, place, or thing in the general sense. Example: Girls love shopping at the mall. Both girls and mall are common nouns because they are general, not a specific girl or mall.

Abstract Nouns An abstract noun is a noun which names anything that you cannot perceive through your 5 physical senses, and it is the opposite of a concrete noun. Example: Justice often seems to slip out of our grasp. Buying the fire extinguisher was an afterthought. You cannot physically see, touch, taste, hear, or smell justice or afterthought; therefore, they are abstract nouns.

Concrete Nouns A concrete noun is a noun which names anything (or anyone) that you can perceive through your physical senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing, or smell. A concrete noun is the opposite of an abstract noun. Example: The judge handed the files to the clerk. You can physically see and touch these nouns.

Possessive Nouns A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership, usually of another noun. Possessive nouns usually end in ’s. When you read the following sentences, you will notice that a noun in the possessive case frequently functions as an adjective modifying another noun: The miner's face was covered in coal dust. My uncle spent many hours trying to locate the squirrels' nest. The possessive noun miner’s tells us whose face was covered in coal dust

Collective Nouns A collective noun is a noun naming a group of things, animals, or persons. Example: The class was startled by the bursting light bulb. The steering committee meets every Wednesday afternoon. The nouns class and committee are collective because they represent a group of people.

Pronouns Pronouns take the place of the noun. Some pronouns include words like he, she, we, they, this, that, yours, myself, and yourself. Example: The car was brand new, and it was very expensive. The pronoun it replaces the word car in the second part of the sentence.

Verb The verb expresses actions, events, or states of being. Example: Vampires bite their victims on the neck. It took 3 hours to shovel the snow. It was cold outside. The verbs bite and shovel express an action and the verb was expresses a state of being.

Adverb Adverbs tell you how, where, or when something is done. Adverbs describe the verb. They often end in ly. Example: The car drove slowly. The boy walked quickly. The word slowly describes the verb drove.

Adjective An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective usually comes before the noun or the pronoun which it modifies. Example: The slippery roads and fluffy snow make driving difficult. The words slippery and fluffy describe the nouns roads and snow.

Preposition A preposition links nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence. A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence. Example: The book is on the table. The book is beneath the table. The book is leaning against the table. The book is beside the table. She held the book over the table. She read the book during class. In each of these examples, a preposition locates the noun "book" in space or in time.

These are some common prepositions: for on to up at under above toward with between in behind from upon into off beside around over below

Interjection An expressive word. Example: Wow! you knocked that ball out of the park. Oh, you really need to take care of yourself. Huh, what did you say? Ah, now I understand the problem.

Conjunction A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases or sentences. Example: Manuel and Marisol loved to cook. You will go to school, or you will fail. I am happy because I just received my cheque. It has been cloudy since the morning.