1. PARTS OF SPEECH

2. THERE ARE 8 PARTS OF SPEECH
Noun
Pronoun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection

3. Noun A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing. Examples:
Nouns can be common (describes a class of persons, places, or things) or proper (describe a particular person, place, or thing). Proper nouns are capitalized. Common nouns are not.
Examples of common:
Examples of proper:

4. Nouns, continued Concrete nouns are names of objects. Examples:
Abstract nouns are names of ideas. Examples:
A noun that names a group is a collective noun Examples:
Nouns can be singular or plural. Examples:

5. Adjectives Then how does an adjective change a noun or pronoun?
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: red car
If to modify something means to change something...
Then how does an adjective change a noun or pronoun?

6. An adjective changes the way that we think about a noun or pronoun.
Adjectives change the image of a noun in our mind Example: strong arms compared to nuclear arms; fried chicken compared to spring chicken

7. Three Degrees of Adjectives
Positive Comparative Superlative good better best hot hotter hottest cold colder coldest fast faster fastest tall taller tallest

8. Proper Adjectives
Proper adjectives are made from proper nouns and must be capitalized.
Examples: English, Spanish
Articles are adjectives, too
A, an, and the are adjectives