aice english parts of speech

noun

person, place, or thing

compound noun

noun made up of two or more words

daydream, self-esteem, toothbrush

compound nouns

common noun

noun that is general
ex; girl, city

proper noun

that is specific (should be capitalized)
ex; Sally, Memphis, Monday

collective noun

noun that refers to a group (many things make up the group)

ex; herd, team, flock

abstract noun

noun consisting of feelings or emotions

ex; jealous, pain, courage

verb

predicate (stating something about the subject)

action verb

something you do physically

ex; run, jump, walk

helping (auxiliary) verb

helps out the action verb by showing past or present tense

linking verb

all alone links a subject to a noun or adjective

adjective

describes a noun or pronoun

demonstrative adjectives

this, that, these, those, the

proper adjectives

formed from a proper noun

ex; greek, japanese

adverb

describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb
(Where? When? How often? How? To what extent? How much? How long?)

preposition

it’s all about a thing and it’s position

where does a mouse go?

preposition

interjection

expresses emotions
ex; Yay! Oh! Wow! Yeah!

Pronoun

takes the place of a noun

interrogative pronouns

ask a question
(What? Which? Who? Whom? Whose?)

Demonstrative pronouns

points a specific noun
ex; This, that, these, those

Indefinite pronouns

not defined
ex; Each, both, few, all, any, most

Relative pronouns

introduces a dependent clause
(that, which, who, whom, whose)

Relative pronouns

refers to subject

Intensive pronouns

emphasizes its antecedent

Conjunction

joins two or more words together

F.A.N.B.O.Y.S

all the coordinating conjunctions

Correlative conjunctions

Both…and
Either…or
Neither…nor
Not only…but also
Whether…or

Subordinating conjunctions

After
Though
Before
Unless
When
Why
Since
That, etc.