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8 Parts of Speech

This document defines and provides examples of the 8 parts of speech and 6 classes of nouns in English grammar. It explains that verbs show action, nouns name people, places, things, ideas, qualities, events, common nouns apply to any member of a class while proper nouns name specific persons, places or things. It also defines pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections and describes the subclasses of nouns including proper, compound, collective, abstract and concrete nouns.

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8 Parts of Speech

This document defines and provides examples of the 8 parts of speech and 6 classes of nouns in English grammar. It explains that verbs show action, nouns name people, places, things, ideas, qualities, events, common nouns apply to any member of a class while proper nouns name specific persons, places or things. It also defines pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections and describes the subclasses of nouns including proper, compound, collective, abstract and concrete nouns.

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8 parts of speech Classes of Nouns

1. Verb – a word which shows action and 1. Common Noun – a name applied to any
links a word to the subject. one of the class of persons, places or things.
Example: Helen PAINTED a picture. Example: Man Teacher
That man IS a singer. Month Book
Author City
2. Noun – it is a name of a person, place,
things, animals, event, quality and idea. 2. Proper Noun – it is the name of a particular
Example: ANA lives in MANILA. person, place or thing.
My COUSIN stays in a Example: Iloilo Princess Grace
BOARDING- March Harry Potter
HOUSE.

3. Pronoun – a word used to take a place of a 3. Compound Noun – it consists of two or


noun. more words.
Example: Ruth saw the boys and talked Example: Bookmark make-up
with THEM. Sunlight Maid
SHE knows how to drive a of Honor
car.
4. Collective Noun – names a group of things,
4. Adjective – is used to modify a noun or a animals or persons. It is usually in a singular
pronoun. form.
Example: We saw BEAUTIFUL valleys. Example: Family Colony Club
It’s been a WONDERFUL Bunch Flock Team
weekend. Class

5. Adverb – used to modify a verb, an 5. Abstract Noun – a noun which names a


adjective or another adverb. quality, ideas, feelings that cannot be seen or
Example: Herman EASILY lifted the touched.
barbell. Example: Honesty Bravery
She SLOWLY climbed the Happiness Love
ladder.
6. Concrete Noun - a noun which names
6. Preposition – it is usually shows the anything that can be perceived through the
relationship between a noun or pronoun and physical senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing, or
another part of a sentence. smell.
Example: I sat ON the seashore. Example: Puppy Rose Chair Desk
Mario is standing BETWEEN Phone
two huge trees. Notebook

7. Conjunction – connects words or group of


words.
Example: Diana AND Daisy are best
friends.
Jessmark came BECAUSE
Leah called him.

8. Interjection - a word that expresses feeling


or emotion; usually it is followed by an
exclamation mark.
Example: HELP! HELP! The house is
on fire!
WOW! The painting of my
portrait is excellent!

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