,Parts of Speech:
Noun:
naming word of ordinary things
Proper noun: names of people, places etc.
Collective noun: names for collection or group
Abstract noun: names for non-visible or non-tangible things - emotions, etc.
Compound noun: noun made up of 2/+ words (not prefixes) joined with a hyphen
Pronoun:
stands in the place of a noun
Demonstrative: this, that, these, those, etc.
Interrogative: who, when, which, to whom, why, etc.
Reflexive: myself, yourself, himself,etc.
Personal: I, she, he, they, you, etc.
Indefinite: one, someone, everyone, etc.
Possessive: mine, his, hers, etc.
Adjective:
describing words
Proper: proper noun used as adjective
Possessive: shows belonging to
Interrogative: which, whose, etc.
Compound: adjectives 2/+ joined a hyphen
of Order: first, second, third
of Number: too many, few, each
Verb:
action / doing words
- Finite: able to stand alone
- Non- finite : infinitive: to (verb) - keep in mind a split infinitive is an error.
present participle: (verb) +ing
- could be used as a noun (gerund) or adjective
past participle: (verb) +ed
- Linking: joins subject to predicate + joins noun to adjective
- Auxiliary: helping verbs (can be with participle = finite verb)
- Intransitive: there's an indirect object of verb
- Transitive: there's a direct object of verb
Criteria of finite verbs:
- Subject ( singular / plural )
- Number ( 1st, 2nd or 3rd person)
- Tense ( when it happened )
, 3 types of finite verbs:
Action Auxiliary Linking
2 types of action verbs:
Transitive Intransitive
3 types of non-finite verbs:
Present participle Past participle Infinitive
Interjection:
an exclamation of intense emotion
Adverbs :
modifies/describes a verb/adjective or even another adverb
- Place: here, far, nearby, etc.
- Manner: slowly, quickly, beautifully
- Degree: very, too, barely, somewhat
- Time: now, later, soon, tomorrow
- Frequency: always, never, once, sometimes
Conjunctions:
joins phrases and clauses
- Coordinating: F A N B O Y S (beware of and)
- Subordinating: the rest
Preposition:
relates two words or phrases together
- Place: where something is: inside, near, under, etc.
- Direction: where something is going: left, to, past, through
- Time: when something happens: during, until, before
- Relationship: with, by, etc.
Article:
proceeds nouns and adjectives
- Indefinite: ‘a’ or ‘an’
- Definite: ‘the’
Noun:
naming word of ordinary things
Proper noun: names of people, places etc.
Collective noun: names for collection or group
Abstract noun: names for non-visible or non-tangible things - emotions, etc.
Compound noun: noun made up of 2/+ words (not prefixes) joined with a hyphen
Pronoun:
stands in the place of a noun
Demonstrative: this, that, these, those, etc.
Interrogative: who, when, which, to whom, why, etc.
Reflexive: myself, yourself, himself,etc.
Personal: I, she, he, they, you, etc.
Indefinite: one, someone, everyone, etc.
Possessive: mine, his, hers, etc.
Adjective:
describing words
Proper: proper noun used as adjective
Possessive: shows belonging to
Interrogative: which, whose, etc.
Compound: adjectives 2/+ joined a hyphen
of Order: first, second, third
of Number: too many, few, each
Verb:
action / doing words
- Finite: able to stand alone
- Non- finite : infinitive: to (verb) - keep in mind a split infinitive is an error.
present participle: (verb) +ing
- could be used as a noun (gerund) or adjective
past participle: (verb) +ed
- Linking: joins subject to predicate + joins noun to adjective
- Auxiliary: helping verbs (can be with participle = finite verb)
- Intransitive: there's an indirect object of verb
- Transitive: there's a direct object of verb
Criteria of finite verbs:
- Subject ( singular / plural )
- Number ( 1st, 2nd or 3rd person)
- Tense ( when it happened )
, 3 types of finite verbs:
Action Auxiliary Linking
2 types of action verbs:
Transitive Intransitive
3 types of non-finite verbs:
Present participle Past participle Infinitive
Interjection:
an exclamation of intense emotion
Adverbs :
modifies/describes a verb/adjective or even another adverb
- Place: here, far, nearby, etc.
- Manner: slowly, quickly, beautifully
- Degree: very, too, barely, somewhat
- Time: now, later, soon, tomorrow
- Frequency: always, never, once, sometimes
Conjunctions:
joins phrases and clauses
- Coordinating: F A N B O Y S (beware of and)
- Subordinating: the rest
Preposition:
relates two words or phrases together
- Place: where something is: inside, near, under, etc.
- Direction: where something is going: left, to, past, through
- Time: when something happens: during, until, before
- Relationship: with, by, etc.
Article:
proceeds nouns and adjectives
- Indefinite: ‘a’ or ‘an’
- Definite: ‘the’
