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Noun

A word that names a person, place, or idea.

Concrete Noun

An object that occupies space and can be perceived through the senses.

Abstract Noun

Names an idea, quality, or characteristic.

Singular Noun

Names one person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural Noun

Refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

Proper Noun

The specific name of a particular person, place, or thing, beginning with a capital letter.

Common Noun

A general name for a person, place, or thing.

Collective Noun

Names a group of individuals or things.

Pronoun

Words that replace nouns in a sentence.

Subject Pronoun

Pronouns that replace proper nouns.

Possessive Pronoun

Shows ownership or belonging.

Demonstrative Pronoun

Pronouns that indicate or point out specific things.

Indefinite Pronoun

Refers to non-specific persons or things.

Verb

Describes an action, a state of being, or expresses tense.

Action Verb

A verb that expresses physical or mental action.

Transitive Verb

A verb followed by a word that answers 'what?' or 'whom?'.

Intransitive Verb

An action verb that is not followed by a direct object.

Linking Verb

Connects the subject with a subject complement.

Helping Verb

A verb that adds functional or grammatical meaning to the main verb.

Adjective

A word that modifies or describes a noun.

Proper Adjective

An adjective derived from a proper noun, starting with a capital letter.

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Article

A word that defines a noun as specific or unspecific.

Conjunction

A word that connects clauses or sentences.

Preposition

A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

Interjection

A word that expresses strong emotion.

Simple Subject

The main noun or pronoun that the sentence is about.

Simple Predicate

The verb that tells what the subject does.

Complete Subject

All words that describe the subject.

Complete Predicate

All words that describe what the subject does, including the verb.

Sentence Fragment

An incomplete sentence that is punctuated as if it were complete.

Run-on Sentence

A sentence that incorrectly combines two or more independent clauses.

Subject-Verb Agreement

The rule that a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb.