The Parts of Speech
THE 8 PARTS OF SPEECH
1. Noun- something you can see, touch, taste, hears, smell, or have. Perform actions, complete actions or be the objects of actions. A noun that performs an action is called a subject. EX.) John ran. Nouns that complete actions or have actions done to them are called objects. EX.) John visited Grandma. John gave Grandma a pie. Objects or prepositions are nouns that follow prepositions. EX.) John dropped the pie on the floor. On is the preposition and floor is the object. Subject complements follow linking verbs (is or are). Subject complements explain, rename or describes a subject. EX.) My brother is a mechanic. Nouns follow articles (a, an, the). EX.) Please park the car in the garage. (5 TYPES) * Common Noun- word that names any general type of person, place, thing or animal. EX.) The woman in town has a glass with a goldfish painted on it. * Proper Noun- a specific noun with capital letters. EX.) The White House * Collective Noun- names a group. EX.) The jury used a pack of pens and a box of notebooks. * Abstract Noun- qualities, conditions, ideas and feelings that can’t be identified by senses. * Concrete Noun- specific, senses can be used. EX.) Hammer. 2. Pronoun-words substituted for nouns (him, her, he, she, they). Can be subjects, direct objects, indirect objects or subject complements. Pronouns are classified to the work they do. * Personal Pronoun- refers to people speaking, being spoken to, or people or other nouns being spoken about. * First Person- indicates the speaker (I, my, me, ours, our, ourselves, mine, my, myself, we, us). * Second Person- indicates person spoken to (you, yours, your, yourself, yourselves). * Third Person- indicates the person or thing being spoken of (He, him, his, himself, her, she, herself, hers, it, its, itself, they, their, theirs, them, themselves). * Possessive Pronoun- NEVER USES APOSTROPHE!!! Personal pronouns that show ownership. *
1. Noun- something you can see, touch, taste, hears, smell, or have. Perform actions, complete actions or be the objects of actions. A noun that performs an action is called a subject. EX.) John ran. Nouns that complete actions or have actions done to them are called objects. EX.) John visited Grandma. John gave Grandma a pie. Objects or prepositions are nouns that follow prepositions. EX.) John dropped the pie on the floor. On is the preposition and floor is the object. Subject complements follow linking verbs (is or are). Subject complements explain, rename or describes a subject. EX.) My brother is a mechanic. Nouns follow articles (a, an, the). EX.) Please park the car in the garage. (5 TYPES) * Common Noun- word that names any general type of person, place, thing or animal. EX.) The woman in town has a glass with a goldfish painted on it. * Proper Noun- a specific noun with capital letters. EX.) The White House * Collective Noun- names a group. EX.) The jury used a pack of pens and a box of notebooks. * Abstract Noun- qualities, conditions, ideas and feelings that can’t be identified by senses. * Concrete Noun- specific, senses can be used. EX.) Hammer. 2. Pronoun-words substituted for nouns (him, her, he, she, they). Can be subjects, direct objects, indirect objects or subject complements. Pronouns are classified to the work they do. * Personal Pronoun- refers to people speaking, being spoken to, or people or other nouns being spoken about. * First Person- indicates the speaker (I, my, me, ours, our, ourselves, mine, my, myself, we, us). * Second Person- indicates person spoken to (you, yours, your, yourself, yourselves). * Third Person- indicates the person or thing being spoken of (He, him, his, himself, her, she, herself, hers, it, its, itself, they, their, theirs, them, themselves). * Possessive Pronoun- NEVER USES APOSTROPHE!!! Personal pronouns that show ownership. *