Parts of Speech
Nouns
Nouns are a part of speech typically denoting a person, place, thing, animal or idea. These are the subjects in the sentence.
Kinds of Nouns Common Nouns A common noun is the word used for a class of person, place or thing.
Examples: * Car * Man * Bridge * Town * Water * Metal * Ammonia
Proper Nouns
A proper noun is the name of a person, place or thing (i.e., its own name). A proper noun always starts with a capital letter.
Examples: * Michael * Africa * Peking * Dayton Peace Accord * United Nations * The Tower of London * Uncle George (Uncle is written with a capital letter because it is part of his name.) * My favourite auntie is Auntie Sally. (In this example, the first auntie is a common noun, but the second Auntie is part of a proper noun.) * The Red Lion
Collective Nouns
A collective noun is the name of a number (or collection) of people or things taken together and spoken of as one whole. Examples: * team * choir * flock * gang * pack
Abstract Nouns
An abstract noun is a type of noun that refers to something with which a person cannot physically interact. A noun that is abstract is an aspect, concept, idea, experience, state of being, trait, quality, feeling, or other entity that cannot be experienced with the five senses. Examples: * love * joy
Compound Nouns Are nouns that are made up of more than one word
Examples:
* court-martial * pickpocket * water bottle * dining-table * boyfriend
Count Nouns a count noun (also countable noun) is a common noun that can be modified by a numeral and that occurs in both singular and plural form. Examples: * Five table * One chair * Seven awards * Twelve candidates * Six bottles
Mass Nouns
Also known as non-countable nouns these are the things you cannot
Nouns are a part of speech typically denoting a person, place, thing, animal or idea. These are the subjects in the sentence.
Kinds of Nouns Common Nouns A common noun is the word used for a class of person, place or thing.
Examples: * Car * Man * Bridge * Town * Water * Metal * Ammonia
Proper Nouns
A proper noun is the name of a person, place or thing (i.e., its own name). A proper noun always starts with a capital letter.
Examples: * Michael * Africa * Peking * Dayton Peace Accord * United Nations * The Tower of London * Uncle George (Uncle is written with a capital letter because it is part of his name.) * My favourite auntie is Auntie Sally. (In this example, the first auntie is a common noun, but the second Auntie is part of a proper noun.) * The Red Lion
Collective Nouns
A collective noun is the name of a number (or collection) of people or things taken together and spoken of as one whole. Examples: * team * choir * flock * gang * pack
Abstract Nouns
An abstract noun is a type of noun that refers to something with which a person cannot physically interact. A noun that is abstract is an aspect, concept, idea, experience, state of being, trait, quality, feeling, or other entity that cannot be experienced with the five senses. Examples: * love * joy
Compound Nouns Are nouns that are made up of more than one word
Examples:
* court-martial * pickpocket * water bottle * dining-table * boyfriend
Count Nouns a count noun (also countable noun) is a common noun that can be modified by a numeral and that occurs in both singular and plural form. Examples: * Five table * One chair * Seven awards * Twelve candidates * Six bottles
Mass Nouns
Also known as non-countable nouns these are the things you cannot