English Grammar

There are nine parts of speech in English grammar:

Nouns - A Noun is a person, place, thing, or idea; “The ‘dog’ barked.”
Pronouns - A Pronoun is a word that replaces a noun; “‘She’ is happy.”
Verbs - A Verb is an action word that tells what happens in a sentence; “I ‘run’ every day.”
Adjectives - An Adjective is a word that describes nouns and pronouns; “The ‘red’ car is fast.”
Adverbs - An Adverb is a word that describes verbs, adjectives, and even other adverbs; “He runs ‘quickly’.”
Prepositions - A Preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence; “The book is ‘on’ the table.”
Conjunctions - A Conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses; “I like apples ‘and’ oranges.”
Articles and Determiners - Articles and Determiners are words that come before nouns to indicate whether they refer to something specific or something general; “I want ‘the’ apple.”
Interjections - An Interjection is a word or phrase used to express strong emotion; "Wow! That’s amazing!"

Nouns

A Noun is a person, place, thing, or idea; “The ‘dog’ barked.” Here are nine noun types found in English Grammar:

Common Nouns - A Common Noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea; “The ‘dog’ barked.”
Proper Nouns - A Proper Noun is a specific name for a person, place, thing, or idea; “‘John’ is my friend.”
Concrete Nouns - A Concrete Noun is a noun that can be physically touched; “The ‘table’ is made of wood.”
Abstract Nouns - A Abstract Noun is a noun that cannot be physically touched; “The ‘love’ between them was strong.”
Collective Nouns - A Collective Noun is a noun that refers to a group of people or things; “The ‘team’ won the game.”
Countable Nouns - A Countable Noun is a noun that can be counted; “I have two ‘books’.”
Uncountable Nouns - An Uncountable Noun is a noun that cannot be counted; “I need some ‘water’.”
Possessive Nouns - A Possessive Noun is a noun that shows ownership; “‘Sara’s’ car is red.”
Compound Nouns - A Compound Noun is a noun made up of two or more words; “‘Toothbrush’ and ‘snowman’ are examples a compound nouns.”

Pronouns

A Pronoun is a word that replaces a noun; “‘She’ is happy.” Here are eight pronoun types found in English Grammar:

Personal Pronouns - A Personal Pronoun refers to a specific person or thing; “I”, “you”, “he”, “she”, “it”, “we”, “they”.
Possessive Pronouns - A Possessive Pronoun shows ownership; “mine”, “yours”, “his”, “hers”, “its”, “ours”, “theirs”.
Reflexive Pronouns - A Reflexive Pronoun refers back to the subject of a sentence; “myself”, “yourself”, “himself”, “herself”, “itself”, “ourselves”, “themselves”.
Demonstrative Pronouns - A Demonstrative Pronoun points out a specific person or thing; “this”, “that”, “these”, “those”.
Interrogative Pronouns - A Interrogative Pronoun used to ask questions; “who”, “whom”, “whose”, “what”, “which”.
Relative Pronouns - A Relative Pronoun used to connect clauses or phrases; “who”, “whom”, “whose”, “that”, “which”.
Indefinite Pronouns - A Indefinite Pronoun refers to an unspecified person or thing; “anyone”, “someone”, “everyone”.
Reciprocal Pronouns - A Reciprocal Pronoun used to indicate that two or more people are connected to an action; “John and Mary love ‘each other’.”

Verbs

A Verb is an action word that tells what happens in a sentence; “I ‘run’ every day.” Here are eight verb types found in English Grammar:

Action Verbs - An Action Verb expresses physical or mental action; “run”, “swim”, “think”.
Linking Verbs - A Linking Verb connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective that describes or identifies it; “is”, “was”, “were”.
Auxiliary Verbs - An Auxiliary Verb used to form verb tenses, voice, and mood; “be”, “do”, “have”.
Modal Verbs - A Modal Verb used to express ability, possibility, permission, or obligation; “can”, “could”, “may”, “might”, “must”, “shall”, “should”, “will”, “would”.
Incomplete Verbs - An Incomplete Verb does not express a complete thought; “go ahead and…”, “if only…”, “as long as…”.
Infinitive Verbs - An Infinitive Verb expresses an action or state without reference to any subject; “to run”, “to swim”.
Finite Verbs - A Finite Verb shows tense, person, and number; “I am swimming.”
Non-Finite Verbs - A Non-Finite Verb does not show tense, person, or number; “I like to swim.”.

Adjectives

An Adjective is a word that describes nouns and pronouns; “The ‘red’ car is fast.” Here are eight adjective types found in English grammar:

Descriptive Adjectives - A Descriptive Adjective describes a noun or pronoun; “red”, “happy”, “big”.
Quantitative Adjectives - A Quantitative Adjective describes the quantity of a noun or pronoun; “one”, “two”, “three”.
Demonstrative Adjectives - A Demonstrative Adjective points out a specific noun or pronoun; “this”, “that”, “these”.
Possessive Adjectives - A Possessive Adjective shows ownership of a noun or pronoun; “my”, “your”, “his”.
Interrogative Adjectives - An Interrogative Adjective used to ask questions about a noun or pronoun; “which”, “what”, “whose”.
Indefinite Adjectives - An Indefinite Adjective refers to any member of a group; “any”, “some”, “many”.
Comparative Adjectives - A Comparative Adjective compares two nouns or pronouns; “bigger”, “smaller”.
Superlative Adjectives - A Superlative Adjective compares three or more nouns or pronouns; “biggest”, “smallest”.

Adverbs

An Adverb is a word that describes verbs, adjectives, and even other adverbs; “He runs ‘quickly’.” Here are six adverb types found in English grammar:

Adverbs of Manner - An Adverb of Manner describes how an action is done; “quickly”, “slowly”.
Adverbs of Place - An Adverb of Place describes where an action is done; “here”, “there”.
Adverbs of Time - An Adverb of Time describes when an action is done; “now”, “later”.
Adverbs of Frequency - An Adverb of Frequency describes how often an action is done; “always”, “never”.
Adverbs of Degree - An Adverb of Degree describes the degree or intensity of an action; “very”, “extremely”.
Interrogative Adverbs - An Interrogative Adverb is used to ask questions about an action; “when”, “where”, “how”.

Prepositions

A Preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence; “The book is ‘on’ the table.” Here are four preposition types found in English grammar:

Simple Prepositions - A Simple Preposition shows the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word in a sentence; “in”, “on”, “at”.
Double Prepositions - Double Preposition consists of two simple prepositions used together; “into”, “onto”.
Compound Prepositions - A Compound Preposition consists of two or more words; “according to”, “in front of”.
Participle Prepositions - A Participle Preposition ends with “-ing” or “-ed”; “excluding”, “including”.

Conjunctions

A Conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses; “I like apples ‘and’ oranges.” Here are four conjunction types found in English grammar:

Coordinating Conjunctions - A Coordinating Conjunction joins two independent clauses; “and”, “but”, “or”.
Subordinating Conjunctions - A Subordinating Conjunction joins a dependent clause to an independent clause; “although”, “because”, “if”.
Correlative Conjunctions - A Correlative Conjunction is used in pairs to join words or phrases; “either…or…”, “neither…nor…”.
Adverbial Conjunctions - An Adverbial Conjunction is used to connect independent clauses; “however”, “therefore”.

Articles and Determiners

Articles and Determiners are words that come before nouns to indicate whether they refer to something specific or something general; “I want ‘the’ apple.” Here are six article and determiner types found in English grammar:

Definite Article - The Definite Article is used to refer to a specific noun; “the”.
Indefinite Article - An Indefinite Article is used to refer to a non-specific noun; “a”, “an”.
Demonstrative Determiner - A Demonstrative Determiner is used to indicate a specific noun; “this”, “that”.
Possessive Determiner - A Possessive Determiner is used to show ownership of a noun; “my”, “your”.
Quantitative Determiner - A Quantitative Determiner is used to indicate quantity of a noun; “few”, “many”.
Interrogative Determiner - An Interrogative Determiner is used to ask questions about a noun; “which”, “what”.

Interjections

An Interjection is a word or phrase used to express strong emotion; "Wow! That’s amazing!" Here are four interjection types found in English grammar:

Greeting Interjection - A Greeting Interjection is used to greet someone; “hello”, “hi”.
Exclamation Interjection - An Exclamation Interjection is used to express strong emotions; “wow”, “oh no”.
Approval Interjection - An Approval Interjection is used to show approval; “great”, “fantastic”.
Disapproval Interjection - A Disapproval Interjection is used to show disapproval; “ugh”, “yuck”.

Credits : All information above was gathered from Bing Chat and assembled by Dave Auguste on Friday April 14, 2023. Last modified on 2023/06/27 at 01:53:09 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time).