8 parts of speech Classes of Nouns

1. Verb – a word which shows action and 1. Common Noun – a name applied to any
links a word to the subject. one of the class of persons, places or things.
Example: Helen PAINTED a picture. Example: Man Teacher
That man IS a singer. Month Book
Author City
2. Noun – it is a name of a person, place,
things, animals, event, quality and idea. 2. Proper Noun – it is the name of a particular
Example: ANA lives in MANILA. person, place or thing.
My COUSIN stays in a Example: Iloilo Princess Grace
BOARDING- March Harry Potter
HOUSE.

3. Pronoun – a word used to take a place of a 3. Compound Noun – it consists of two or

noun. more words.
Example: Ruth saw the boys and talked Example: Bookmark make-up
with THEM. Sunlight Maid
SHE knows how to drive a of Honor
car.
4. Collective Noun – names a group of things,
4. Adjective – is used to modify a noun or a animals or persons. It is usually in a singular
pronoun. form.
Example: We saw BEAUTIFUL valleys. Example: Family Colony Club
It’s been a WONDERFUL Bunch Flock Team
weekend. Class

5. Adverb – used to modify a verb, an 5. Abstract Noun – a noun which names a

adjective or another adverb. quality, ideas, feelings that cannot be seen or
Example: Herman EASILY lifted the touched.
barbell. Example: Honesty Bravery
She SLOWLY climbed the Happiness Love
ladder.
6. Concrete Noun - a noun which names
6. Preposition – it is usually shows the anything that can be perceived through the
relationship between a noun or pronoun and physical senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing, or
another part of a sentence. smell.
Example: I sat ON the seashore. Example: Puppy Rose Chair Desk
Mario is standing BETWEEN Phone
two huge trees. Notebook

7. Conjunction – connects words or group of

words.
Example: Diana AND Daisy are best
friends.
Jessmark came BECAUSE
Leah called him.

8. Interjection - a word that expresses feeling

or emotion; usually it is followed by an
exclamation mark.
Example: HELP! HELP! The house is
on fire!
WOW! The painting of my
portrait is excellent!