A naming word that names a person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action
Nouns
lawyer
Korea
box
thought
tree
Pronoun
Used to modify a noun, to avoid repeating the noun
Pronouns
you
he
she
it
we
they
Verb
A word which describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something)
Verbs
walk
talk
think
believe
live
like
Adjective
A word that describes a noun, telling you something about the noun
Adjectives
big
yellow
thin
amazing
adorable
Adverb
A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, telling you how, when, or where something is done
Adverbs
intelligently
well
yesterday
here
Preposition
Usually comes before a noun, pronoun or noun phrase, joining the noun to some other part of the sentence
Conjunction
Joins two words, phrases, clauses, or sentences together
Conjunctions
but
so
and
because
or
Interjection
Can stand alone, expresses emotion and are usually followed by an exclamation mark
Interjections
Ouch!
Hello!
Hurray
Oh no!
Ha
Article
Used to introduce a noun
Articles
the
a
an
Kinds of Nouns
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Concrete Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Count Nouns
Mass Nouns
Collective Nouns
Compound Nouns
Common Nouns
Refer to persons, places, things, or ideas in a general sense. The first letter is not capitalized unless it is the first word in a sentence.
Common Nouns
table
book
city
Proper Nouns
Denote specific names of persons, places, things, or ideas. The first letter is always capitalized.
Proper Nouns
Andrew
Paris
Safe Haven
Concrete Nouns
Name anything or anyone that can be perceived through your physical senses (touch, sight, taste, hearing, or smell).
Concrete Nouns
computer
water
air
Abstract Nouns
Name anything which you cannot perceive through your five physical senses, usually ideas and emotions.
Abstract Nouns
laughter
honesty
justice
Count Nouns
Name objects that can be counted individually.
Count Nouns
cars
friends
years
Mass Nouns
Name objects that cannot be counted individually. To pluralize, quantifiers (e.g. kilo or bag) or determiners (e.g. much or enough) are added before the noun.
Mass Nouns
rice
coffee
oxygen
Collective Nouns
Denote groups or collections of objects considered as a single complete whole. Similar to a non-countable noun, roughly the opposite of a count noun.
Collective Nouns
flock
jury
committee
Compound Nouns
Name anything that consists of two or more words put together. Can be written in solid, spaced, or hyphenated form.