1. Parts of Speech
There are 8 of them!

2. NOUN
Nouns name persons, animals, places, things, qualities, ideas and classes or groups of these.
The plaques and medals on the wall were a testament to the courage of the firefighter injured in the line of duty.

3. Types of Nouns: Concrete
Name something physical that can be perceived by one or more of the five senses
Five senses: sight, sound, smell, touch, taste
Examples: elephant, violin, perfume, chocolate, silk

4. Abstract Nouns
Names something that cannot be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched
Examples: love, faith, friendship, wealth, anger, jealousy, peace, bitterness

5. Proper Nouns: Name a particular person, place, thing, or idea.
Proper nouns begin with capital letters.
Examples: Barack Obama, Boston Pizza, Toronto, Toyota Sienna

6. Common Nouns:
Name a person, place, thing or idea in a non-specific or general way
Common nouns do not start with capital letters
Examples: girl, boy, town, city, book, school

7. Compound Nouns:
Consist of more than one word and are written as one word, joined with a hyphen, or written as separate words
Examples: blueberry, sister-in-law, well-wisher, half-torn, Green Day

8. Singular Nouns: Refer to one of something
Examples: bird, lunch, boy, girl, man, woman, child, wolf, box

9. Plural Nouns: Refer to more than one of something
Examples: birds, lunches, boys, girls, men, women, children, wolves, boxes

10. Possessive Nouns Show ownership or possession
Examples: MacDonald’s, Timmy’s, the boys’ knapsacks, the women’s washroom, the cat’s meow

11. Jack came to see my family.
PRONOUN
Pronouns represent nouns or are substitutes for them.
Instead of:
Jack came to see my family.
He came to see us.
What have you (Jonathan) done with the book?
What have you done with it?

12. Personal Pronoun Chart: