Englsih Term 2 senior Finals: part of speech

noun

person, place, thing, or idea

common noun

general name

Common Noun Examples

book, city

proper noun

specific name; capital

Proper Noun Examples

harry, paris

abstract noun

idea or feeling

Abstract Noun Examples

happiness, freedom

concrete noun

can be sensed

Concrete Noun Examples

apple, music

Compound Noun

2+ words

Compound Noun Examples

basketball, bro-in-law

Verb

action, state word

verb examples

run, think

Helping/Linking Verb

helps main verb or link subject

Helping/Linking Verb examples

is, was, have, do

Pronoun

replaces noun

pronoun examples

I️, mine, myself, any, this, whom, each other

Adjective

describes noun

adjective examples

blue, cold, tall

Definite Article

the

Indefinite Article

a / an (non-specifc)

Adverb

describes verb, adjective, adverb (how, when, where, how often).

adverb example

Quickly, very, well

Preposition

Shows relationship/position

Preposition examples

after, before, by, for

Conjunction

Connects words/clauses

coordinating conjunction

FANBOYS

Subordinating Conjunction

Begins dependent clause

Subordinating conjunction examples

because, although, while

Interjection

wow, hey, ouch