2. What part of speech is the word “chain”?
The chain is rusty.
We had to chain the dogs.
NOUN
VERB
You can’t simply look at a word in isolation and tell what part of speech it is; you have to look and see how it is functioning in a particular sentence.

3. Open Classes: Noun Adjective Verb Adverb
Open Classes - New words are being added as language evolves
Closed Classes – Made up of finite sets of words which are rarely (if ever) expanded
Closed Classes: Pronouns
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Open Classes: Noun Adjective Verb Adverb

4. Noun: a word used to name a person, place, thing, or idea

5. Persons: student, woman, ballet dancer, father
Places: city, attic, picnic ground, sidewalk, country, planet
Things: book, computer, cloud, anteater, dragon, moisture
Ideas: patriotism, justice, confusion, friendship, love

6. Tests to Check for Nouns: If ANY of these are true, the word is a NOUN
Tests to Check for Nouns: If ANY of these are true, the word is a NOUN. BUT not ALL have to be true.

7. “The” Test: Insert the word “the” directly in front of the word (with no other words after it). If that makes sense, it is a noun.
caveman the caveman
program the program
truth the truth
ridiculous the ridiculous

8. Plural Test: Try to make the word a plural
Plural Test: Try to make the word a plural. If that is possible, it’s a noun. cat cats hero heroes spy spies goose geese insult insults

9. Pronoun Test: Try to substitute a pronoun for the word
Pronoun Test: Try to substitute a pronoun for the word. If this is possible, it’s a noun. grandma she policeman he President her hatred it children they