Parts of Speech Overview

Study Notes

Parts of Speech

A noun is a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing, or idea.
Verbs are actions or states, such as get, come, cut, open, and like.
Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, such as silently, badly, and really.
Adjectives describe nouns, such as small, big, good, well, and blue.
Pronouns replace nouns, such as I, you, he, she, and it.
Prepositions link a noun to another word, such as at, in, of, on, and after.
Conjunctions join clauses or sentences, such as but, and, while, and when.
Interjections are short exclamations, such as oh, hi, ouch, and wow.

Nouns

Nouns can play the role of subject, direct object, indirect object, subject complement, object complement, appositive, or adjective.
Types of nouns include:
- Person: Albert Einstein, Mother
- Place: Mount Apo, President, Disneyland
- Thing: Shoe, faucet, freedom, Elder, Wand, basketball
Proper nouns are specific names of people, places, or things and are always capitalized.
Common nouns are generic names of items in a class or group and are not capitalized unless appearing at the beginning of a sentence or in a title.

Types of Common Nouns

Concrete nouns: perceived by the senses, such as doorbell and keyboard
Abstract nouns: cannot be perceived by the senses, such as courage
Collective nouns: denote a group or collection of people or things, such as pack of lies and pride of lions

Nouns in Sentences

Nouns can be subjects, doing or being the verb in a sentence.
Nouns can be objects, either direct or indirect, receiving or benefiting from the action performed by the subject.

Plural Nouns

Plural nouns require plural verbs.
Many English plural nouns can be formed by adding -s to the singular form.

Description

Learn about different parts of speech and their functions with examples such as nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, pronouns, and prepositions. Understand how each part of speech contributes to forming sentences.