When we speak or write, we use words to express what we are thinking or feeling. The many words which belong to the English language are classified into eight groups known as the parts of speech. The eight parts of speech are: nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. We will talk about each one separately.
Nouns
A noun is a person, place, or thing. There are three types of nouns: common nouns, proper nouns and collective nouns.
Common Nouns
A common noun is any-one of a class of people, places, or things.
Examples: school; state
Proper Nouns
A proper noun is a particular person, place, or thing.
Examples: Gotha Middle School; Florida
Collective Nouns
A collective noun is common noun whose singular form names a group of people or things.
Examples: team; faculty
Verbs
For more about verbs go to Verbs.
Pronouns
A pronoun is a substitution for a noun. The prefix "pro " means for , so think of it as in place of a noun.
Examples: I, his, yours,
she, him, your,
her, he, that,
hers, you, these
Pronouns prevent repetition in a sentence.
Example of repetition: Jennifer went into Jennifer's dressing room to put on Jennifer's costume for the show.
Example of pronouns preventing repetition: Jennifer went into her dressing room to put on her costume for the show.
Adjectives
An adjective is a word used to modify (to change the meaning slightly by describing) nouns or pronouns.
EXAMPLES: "best" friend; "worst" enemy; "cute" dress
The words a , an , and the are also adjectives . In grammar, they are called articles. An adjective can answer one of the following questions:
WHAT KIND
WHICH ONE
HOW MUCH
HOW MANY
WHO'S
There are four types of adjectives.They are:
DESCRIPTIVE- tells what kind, what size, what color, or what shape.
EXAMPLE: "black" car
LIMITING - tells how many, how much, which one, or whose.
EXAMPLE: "three" cars
PROPER - comes from proper nouns, and are therefore written with a capital letter, and are usually descriptive adjectives.
EXAMPLE: "American" cars.
PREDICATE - an adjective in the complete predicate that describe the subject.
EXAMPLE: That dress looks "stunning!"
In the example above the word dress is the subject. The adjective is the word stunning.
Adverbs
An adverb is a word that you add to a verb to modify the meaning of the verb. The prefix " ad " means to, toward, or in addition to, so think to add on to a verb, or an addition to a verb . An adverb can usually answer one of the following questions:
when
where
how
in what manner
to what extent
to what degree
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Nouns
Common Nouns
A common noun is any-one of a class of people, places, or things.
Examples: school; state
Proper Nouns
A proper noun is a particular person, place, or thing.
Examples: Gotha Middle School; Florida
Collective Nouns
A collective noun is common noun whose singular form names a group of people or things.
Examples: team; faculty
Verbs
For more about verbs go to Verbs.
Pronouns
A pronoun is a substitution for a noun. The prefix "pro " means for , so think of it as in place of a noun.
Examples: I, his, yours,
she, him, your,
her, he, that,
hers, you, these
Pronouns prevent repetition in a sentence.
Example of repetition: Jennifer went into Jennifer's dressing room to put on Jennifer's costume for the show.
Example of pronouns preventing repetition: Jennifer went into her dressing room to put on her costume for the show.
Adjectives
An adjective is a word used to modify (to change the meaning slightly by describing) nouns or pronouns.
EXAMPLES: "best" friend; "worst" enemy; "cute" dress
The words a , an , and the are also adjectives . In grammar, they are called articles. An adjective can answer one of the following questions:
WHAT KIND
WHICH ONE
HOW MUCH
HOW MANY
WHO'S
There are four types of adjectives.They are:
DESCRIPTIVE- tells what kind, what size, what color, or what shape.
EXAMPLE: "black" car
LIMITING - tells how many, how much, which one, or whose.
EXAMPLE: "three" cars
PROPER - comes from proper nouns, and are therefore written with a capital letter, and are usually descriptive adjectives.
EXAMPLE: "American" cars.
PREDICATE - an adjective in the complete predicate that describe the subject.
EXAMPLE: That dress looks "stunning!"
In the example above the word dress is the subject. The adjective is the word stunning.
Adverbs
An adverb is a word that you add to a verb to modify the meaning of the verb. The prefix " ad " means to, toward, or in addition to, so think to add on to a verb, or an addition to a verb . An adverb can usually answer one of the following questions:
when
where
how
in what manner
to what extent
to what degree
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Proper Nouns
- Examples: Gotha Middle School; Florida
Collective Nouns
A collective noun is common noun whose singular form names a group of people or things.
Examples: team; faculty
Verbs
For more about verbs go to Verbs.
Pronouns
A pronoun is a substitution for a noun. The prefix "pro " means for , so think of it as in place of a noun.
Examples: I, his, yours,
she, him, your,
her, he, that,
hers, you, these
Pronouns prevent repetition in a sentence.
Example of repetition: Jennifer went into Jennifer's dressing room to put on Jennifer's costume for the show.
Example of pronouns preventing repetition: Jennifer went into her dressing room to put on her costume for the show.
Adjectives
An adjective is a word used to modify (to change the meaning slightly by describing) nouns or pronouns.
EXAMPLES: "best" friend; "worst" enemy; "cute" dress
The words a , an , and the are also adjectives . In grammar, they are called articles. An adjective can answer one of the following questions:
WHAT KIND
WHICH ONE
HOW MUCH
HOW MANY
WHO'S
There are four types of adjectives.They are:
DESCRIPTIVE- tells what kind, what size, what color, or what shape.
EXAMPLE: "black" car
LIMITING - tells how many, how much, which one, or whose.
EXAMPLE: "three" cars
PROPER - comes from proper nouns, and are therefore written with a capital letter, and are usually descriptive adjectives.
EXAMPLE: "American" cars.
PREDICATE - an adjective in the complete predicate that describe the subject.
EXAMPLE: That dress looks "stunning!"
In the example above the word dress is the subject. The adjective is the word stunning.
Adverbs
An adverb is a word that you add to a verb to modify the meaning of the verb. The prefix " ad " means to, toward, or in addition to, so think to add on to a verb, or an addition to a verb . An adverb can usually answer one of the following questions:
when
where
how
in what manner
to what extent
to what degree
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Verbs
Pronouns
A pronoun is a substitution for a noun. The prefix "pro " means for , so think of it as in place of a noun.
Examples: I, his, yours,
she, him, your,
her, he, that,
hers, you, these
Pronouns prevent repetition in a sentence.
Example of repetition: Jennifer went into Jennifer's dressing room to put on Jennifer's costume for the show.
Example of pronouns preventing repetition: Jennifer went into her dressing room to put on her costume for the show.
Adjectives
An adjective is a word used to modify (to change the meaning slightly by describing) nouns or pronouns.
EXAMPLES: "best" friend; "worst" enemy; "cute" dress
The words a , an , and the are also adjectives . In grammar, they are called articles. An adjective can answer one of the following questions:
WHAT KIND
WHICH ONE
HOW MUCH
HOW MANY
WHO'S
There are four types of adjectives.They are:
DESCRIPTIVE- tells what kind, what size, what color, or what shape.
EXAMPLE: "black" car
LIMITING - tells how many, how much, which one, or whose.
EXAMPLE: "three" cars
PROPER - comes from proper nouns, and are therefore written with a capital letter, and are usually descriptive adjectives.
EXAMPLE: "American" cars.
PREDICATE - an adjective in the complete predicate that describe the subject.
EXAMPLE: That dress looks "stunning!"
In the example above the word dress is the subject. The adjective is the word stunning.
Adverbs
An adverb is a word that you add to a verb to modify the meaning of the verb. The prefix " ad " means to, toward, or in addition to, so think to add on to a verb, or an addition to a verb . An adverb can usually answer one of the following questions:
when
where
how
in what manner
to what extent
to what degree
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she, him, your,
her, he, that,
hers, you, these
Adjectives
- EXAMPLES: "best" friend; "worst" enemy; "cute" dress
The words a , an , and the are also adjectives . In grammar, they are called articles. An adjective can answer one of the following questions:
WHICH ONE
HOW MUCH
HOW MANY
WHO'S
DESCRIPTIVE- tells what kind, what size, what color, or what shape.
- EXAMPLE: "black" car
LIMITING - tells how many, how much, which one, or whose.
- EXAMPLE: "three" cars
PROPER - comes from proper nouns, and are therefore written with a capital letter, and are usually descriptive adjectives.
- EXAMPLE: "American" cars.
PREDICATE - an adjective in the complete predicate that describe the subject.
- EXAMPLE: That dress looks "stunning!"
Adverbs
An adverb is a word that you add to a verb to modify the meaning of the verb. The prefix " ad " means to, toward, or in addition to, so think to add on to a verb, or an addition to a verb . An adverb can usually answer one of the following questions:
when
where
how
in what manner
to what extent
to what degree
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where
how
in what manner
to what extent
to what degree
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