Parts of Speech

Nouns

Words that represent a person, place, thing, or idea.

Common Noun

A general name for a person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., city, dog).

Proper Noun

The specific name of a person, place, or organization (e.g., New York, Sarah).

Countable Noun

Nouns that can be counted (e.g., apples, cars).

Uncountable Noun

Nouns that cannot be counted (e.g., water, information).

Abstract Noun

Nouns that name an idea, condition, or quality (e.g., freedom, love).

Collective Noun

A noun that represents a group of individuals (e.g., team, flock).

Pronouns

Words that replace nouns in a sentence.

Personal Pronoun

Pronouns that refer to specific people or things (e.g., I, you, he, she).

Possessive Pronoun

Pronouns that show ownership (e.g., mine, yours, theirs).

Reflexive Pronoun

Pronouns that refer back to the subject of the sentence (e.g., myself, himself).

Relative Pronoun

Pronouns that introduce relative clauses (e.g., who, which, that).

Demonstrative Pronoun

Pronouns that point to specific things (e.g., this, that, these, those).

Interrogative Pronoun

Pronouns used to ask questions (e.g., who, what, which).

Indefinite Pronoun

Pronouns that refer to non-specific things (e.g., everyone, nobody).

Verbs

Words that express action or state of being.

Action Verb

Verbs that express physical or mental actions (e.g., run, think).

Linking Verb

Verbs that connect the subject to additional information (e.g., am, is, are).

Auxiliary Verb

Helping verbs that modify the main verb (e.g., have, will, can).

Transitive Verb

Verbs that require an object to complete their meaning (e.g., give, show).

Intransitive Verb

Verbs that do not require an object (e.g., sleep, arrive).

Adjectives

Words that describe or modify nouns.

Descriptive Adjective

Adjectives that describe qualities or characteristics (e.g., blue, tall).

Quantitative Adjective

Adjectives that indicate quantity (e.g., some, many, few).

Demonstrative Adjective

Adjectives that point to specific nouns (e.g., this, that, these).

Comparative Adjective

Adjectives used to compare two things (e.g., bigger, taller).

Superlative Adjective

Adjectives used to compare more than two things (e.g., biggest, tallest).

Adverbs

Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

Manner Adverb

Adverbs that describe how something is done (e.g., quickly, carefully).

Time Adverb

Adverbs that tell when something happens (e.g., now, yesterday).

Frequency Adverb

Adverbs that indicate how often something occurs (e.g., always, sometimes).

Degree Adverb

Adverbs that modify the intensity or degree of an adjective or adverb (e.g., very, quite).

Place Adverb

Adverbs that describe location (e.g., here, there).

Interrogative Adverb

Adverbs used to ask questions about time, place, reason (e.g., when, where, why).

Prepositions

Words that show relationships between nouns and other words.

Prepositions of Time

Prepositions that indicate time relationships (e.g., at, on, in).

Prepositions of Place

Prepositions that indicate location (e.g., under, over, between).

Prepositions of Direction

Prepositions that indicate movement toward something (e.g., to, toward).

Conjunctions

Words that connect words, phrases, or clauses.

Coordinating Conjunction

Conjunctions that join equal parts of a sentence (e.g., and, but, or).

Subordinating Conjunction

Conjunctions that join dependent and independent clauses (e.g., although, because).

Correlative Conjunction

Paired conjunctions that work together (e.g., either/or, neither/nor).

Interjections

Words or phrases that express strong emotion.

Exclamatory Interjection

Words that express excitement or emotion (e.g., wow, ouch!).