The Parts of Speech Warriner, John E., Mary E. Whitten and Francis Griffith. Warriner’s English Grammar and Composition Third Course. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Print.

There are 8 Parts of Speech Noun Noun Pronoun Pronoun Verb Verb Adjective Adjective Adverb Adverb Preposition Preposition Conjunction Conjunction Interjection Interjection

A noun is a word used to name a person, place, thing or idea. Persons: Celia, Mr. Tompkins, fire fighter, women, Americans Places: Chicago, Alaska Europe, Bryant Park, kitchen, suburbs

Things: money, poem, pencils, airplanes, merry-go-round Ideas: perfection, strength, happiness, obedience, liberty

Are these nouns? If so, do they name a person, place, thing or idea? novelist biscuits sharpen sharpener gratitude gratify loses silly Canadians patriotism

believe belief across for Midwest advertise supposedly faith Santa Claus joy

2 Classes of Nouns Common It names any one of a group of persons, places, things or ideas. Proper It names a particular person, place, thing or idea, and is always capitalized.

Common Nouns inventor woman city school state river month Proper Nouns Thomas Edison Michelle Obama West Hartford Hall High School Connecticut Farmington River October

Are these nouns common or proper? Name a corresponding noun. girl day Iowa sea Jones town lake actor queen song

college church Italy Broadway Aunt Jo holiday teacher Memphis language islands

Compound Nouns Two or more words may be used together as a single noun. We have already seen fire fighter, Mr. Tompkins, Bryant Park and merry- go-round. These word groups are called compound nouns.

The parts of a compound noun may be written as one word… housekeeper basketball drugstore schoolteacher

as two or more words… commander in chief tennis ball home economics

or may be hyphenated… father-in-law baby-sitter great-grandmother