PARTS OF SPEECH
Mrs. Cruz
Colegio San Antonio
English Department
PARTS OF SPEECH
Words in the English language
are used in eight different
ways. For this reason, there
are eight parts of speech.
THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH
1.Noun
2.Pronoun
3.Verb
4.Adjective
5.Adverb
6.Preposition
7.Conjunction
8.Interjection
NOUN
A noun is a word that names
something a person, a place, a thing,
or an idea.
examples:
governor, Oregon, hospital, Buddhism, love
CLASSES OF NOUNS
The five classes of nouns
are proper, common,
concrete, abstract, and
collective.
PROPER NOUNS
A proper noun names a particular person, place,
thing, or idea. Proper nouns are always capitalized.
Jackie Robinson
Christianity
Brooklyn
 World Series
Ebbets Field
COMMON NOUN
A common noun does not name a particular person,
place, thing, or idea. Common nouns are not
capitalized.
•person
•woman
•park
•baseball
CONCRETE NOUN
A concrete noun names a thing that is tangible (can be
seen, touched, heard, smelled, or tasted.) Concrete
nouns are either proper or common.
child
Grand Canyon
music
aroma
fireworks
ABSTRACT NOUN
An abstract noun names an idea, a condition, or a feelingin other words, something that cannot be touched,
smelled, tasted, seen, or heard.
New deal
greed
poverty
progress
freedom
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
A collective noun names a group or a unit.
United States
team
crowd
community
Portland Cementers
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