Part Of The Speech

The Eight Parts of Speech 
Are Super Cool

Every single word belongs to one of eight word groups or parts of speech.
Wow! Did you hear that? Just think about that fact for a minute. We use thousands of words, and they can all be separated into just eight groups!
Isn't that the coolest thing ever? Look, even this walrus thinks it's crazy.
You'll learn about all eight word groups below, andyou'll transform into a grammar guru.
Since examples help us understand things, you can also click on "list of..." to see examples of each part of speech.
If you'd rather watch videos to soak up all of this lovely information, check out these English grammar lessons.
I'll personally walk you through each part of speech, and you'll learn the basics quickly and painlessly.
Go forward withconfidence, an active mind, and my help!

1. Nouns
Words that name people, places, things, or ideas
There are many different types of nouns for you to learn about. A few of them include: proper nouns, common nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, and many more! 

Types of Nouns
Do you like apples? I hope so; They're good for you! Well, as you know, there are many different types of apples(Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Gala, McIntosh). While each type of apple tastes a bit different, each is still an apple.
Nouns are similar, only they don't taste as good. Whichever type you're dealing with, it will have its own characteristics, but when it comes down to it, it will still be a noun.

That means it still fits our answer to the question, "What is a noun?" (a word that names a person,place, thing, or idea) Are you ready to hit me over the head because you're so tired of me repeating that? Good. Hopefully that means it's stuck in your mind.
Here are the different ways to describe or classify nouns. If you would like a more examples of each, click here to see a list of nouns. 
• Common: These name general, nonspecific people, places, things, or ideas. They start with alowercase letter unless they begin a sentence.
For example: writer, city, park, religion
• Proper: These name specific people, places, things, or ideas. They always start with a capital letter.
For example: Victor Hugo, Paris, Disneyland, Christianity
• Abstract: These are the opposite of concrete. They name something that you cannot perceive with your five senses - something that does notphysically exist.
For example: happiness, freedom, Christianity
• Concrete: These name something that you can perceive with your five senses - something that physically exists.
For example: cat, chocolate, Martha

• Countable: Yep. You guessed it. These can be counted, and they use both the singular and the plural forms. Anything that you can make plural is a countable noun.
For example: clock/clocks,David/Davids, poem/poems
• Uncountable: These guys cannot be counted. Since they cannot be counted, they only use the singular form.
*Note that you would never ask for milks, rices, or waters! That just sounds crazy!
• Compound: These are made up of two or more smaller words.
For example: tablecloth, haircut, applesauce
• Collective Nouns: These are singular nouns that refer to a group ofthings as one whole.

• Singular: These refer to one person, place, thing, or idea.
For example: box, face, road, ball
• Plural: These refer to more than one person, place, thing, or idea. They generally end in with an s.
For example: boxes, faces, roads, balls
Don't get too bogged down by all of those definitions. Know that they exist, but don't worry about committing all of that to yourmemory. There are more important things to do- like learn some sentence diagramming!

2. Pronouns
Words that take the place of nouns
Just like nouns, there are many different types of pronouns. Here are a few of them: reflexive pronouns, indefinite pronouns, possessive pronouns, and relative pronouns.

Types of Pronouns
There are many different types of pronouns. Below you will find a short...