CHAPTER31Grammar

image The Parts of Speech

There are nine parts of speech within the English language:

1. Nouns

2. Verbs

3. Adjectives

4. Adverbs

5. Pronouns

6. Prepositions

7. Conjunctions

8. Articles, determiners, and quantifiers

9. Interjections

This chapter examines the correct use of these parts of speech.

image Nouns

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. A proper noun, which names a specific person, place, or thing (Kevin, Atlanta, God, English, Jennifer), is usually capitalized. A proper noun used as someone’s name is called a noun ...

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