Parts of Speech There are 8 of them!
NOUN Nouns name persons, animals, places, things, qualities, ideas and classes or groups of these. The plaques and medals on the wall were a testament to the courage of the firefighter injured in the line of duty.
Types of Nouns: Concrete Name something physical that can be perceived by one or more of the five senses Five senses: sight, sound, smell, touch, taste Examples: elephant, violin, perfume, chocolate, silk
Abstract Nouns Names something that cannot be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched Examples: love, faith, friendship, wealth, anger, jealousy, peace, bitterness
Proper Nouns: Name a particular person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns begin with capital letters. Examples: Barack Obama, Boston Pizza, Toronto, Toyota Sienna
Common Nouns: Name a person, place, thing or idea in a non-specific or general way Common nouns do not start with capital letters Examples: girl, boy, town, city, book, school
Compound Nouns: Consist of more than one word and are written as one word, joined with a hyphen, or written as separate words Examples: blueberry, sister-in-law, well-wisher, half-torn, Green Day
Singular Nouns: Refer to one of something Examples: bird, lunch, boy, girl, man, woman, child, wolf, box
Plural Nouns: Refer to more than one of something Examples: birds, lunches, boys, girls, men, women, children, wolves, boxes
Possessive Nouns Show ownership or possession Examples: MacDonald’s, Timmy’s, the boys’ knapsacks, the women’s washroom, the cat’s meow
Jack came to see my family. PRONOUN Pronouns represent nouns or are substitutes for them. Instead of: Jack came to see my family. He came to see us. What have you (Jonathan) done with the book? What have you done with it?
Personal Pronoun Chart: https://www.google.ca/search?q=personal+pronouns&client=firefox-a&hs=cYF&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=H-ZSUsj2EayMyAH33ICQCQ&ved=0CEcQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=921&dpr=1#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=7_wc_fqkP5A3NM%3A%3BYt_WlnjhrNRhfM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffiles.yourenglishbooster.webnode.es%252F200000011-16c0e17c4f%252Fpronouns3.gif%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fyourenglishbooster.webnode.es%252Fgrammar%252Fpersonal-pronouns%252F%3B735%3B407