Parts of speech

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parts of speech

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PARTS OF SPEECHAnd their forms

Nouns

Common nouns Singular Concrete nouns Countable nouns Collective nouns

Proper nouns Plural Abstract nouns Mass nouns Possesive nouns

Pronouns

Personal Possessive Indefinite Reflexive Reciprocal

Intensive Interrogative Relative Demonstrative

Verbs

Transitive verbs Finite Verbs

Intransitive verbs Infinite verbs

Adjectives

Clauses Positive

Comparative Superlative

Phrases Irregular

Comparative and Superlative Forms

Conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions Subordinating conjunctions Correlating conjunctions

Interjections

Express extreme emotion. They are always followed by an

exclamation mark. They create emphasis.

Prepositions

Introduces an object. Indicates the relationship of the object

with the sentence.

Adverbs

Changes the meaning of the verb and adjectives.

They are used to answer questions such as who, in what way, where and when.

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