The Parts of SpeechThe Parts of Speech

Warriner, John E., Mary E. Whitten and Francis Warriner, John E., Mary E. Whitten and Francis Griffith. Griffith. Warriner’s English Grammar and Warriner’s English Grammar and Composition Third CourseComposition Third Course. New York: . New York: Harcourt Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977. Print. Brace Jovanovich, 1977. Print.

There are 8 Parts of SpeechThere are 8 Parts of Speech• NounNoun

• PronounPronoun

• Verb Verb

• AdjectiveAdjective

• AdverbAdverb

• PrepositionPreposition

• ConjunctionConjunction

• InterjectionInterjection

A A nounnoun is a word used to name is a word used to name a person, place, thing or idea.a person, place, thing or idea.

• Persons: Celia, Mr. Tompkins, fire fighter, women, Americans

• Places: Chicago, Alaska Europe, Bryant Park, kitchen, suburbs

• Things: money, poem, pencils, airplanes, merry-go-round

• Ideas: perfection, strength, happiness, obedience, liberty

Are these nouns? If so, do they name a person, place, thing or

idea?• novelist

• biscuits

• sharpen

• sharpener

• gratitude

• gratify

• loses

• silly

• Canadians

• patriotism

• believe

• belief

• across

• for

• Midwest

• advertise

• supposedly

• faith

• Santa Claus

• joy

2 Classes of Nouns2 Classes of NounsCommon

• It names any one of a group of persons, places, things or ideas.

Proper

• It names a particular person, place, thing or idea, and is always capitalized.

Common Nouns

• inventor

• woman

• city

• school

• state

• river

• month

Proper Nouns

• Thomas Edison

• Michelle Obama

• West Hartford

• Hall High School

• Connecticut

• Farmington River

• October

Are these nouns common or proper? Name a corresponding noun.

• girl

• day

• Iowa

• sea

• Jones

• town

• lake

• actor

• queen

• song

• college

• church

• Italy

• Broadway

• Aunt Jo

• holiday

• teacher

• Memphis

• language

• islands

Compound NounsCompound Nouns• Two or more words may be used

together as a single noun.

• We have already seen fire fighter, Mr. Tompkins, Bryant Park and merry-go-round.

• These word groups are called compound nouns.

The parts of a compound noun may be written as one word…

• housekeeper

• basketball

• drugstore

• schoolteacher

as two or more words…

• commander in chief

• tennis ball

• home economics

or may be hyphenated…

• father-in-law

• baby-sitter

• great-grandmother