Vocabulary - Parts of Speech - 12/11/23

A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

A word that shows an action or a state of being.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

A word that replaces a noun. These keep sentences from being repetitive or confusing.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

A noun that names a SPECIFIC person, place, thing, or idea. Usually capitalized.

• proper noun

• common noun

• abstract noun

• concrete noun

A general noun that does not name a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Usually lower case.

• proper noun

• common noun

• abstract noun

• concrete noun

A noun that names something non-physical - for example an idea, an emotion, a quality.

• proper noun

• common noun

• abstract noun

• concrete noun

A noun that names something physical that can be sensed - seen, touched, smelled, etc.

• proper noun

• common noun

• abstract noun

• concrete noun

A type of noun that names a group of people or things.

• proper noun

• common noun

• concrete noun

• collective noun

A pronoun referring to yourself or a group you are part of - I, mine, we, us, etc.

• 1st period

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• no person