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1、A Parts of Speech ReviewThe Eight Parts: from Nouns to Interjec7onsAccording to Phillip Gucker’s classic handbook Essen%al English Grammar, the phrase “part of speech” refers to “the different jobs that words do in sentences.” Or, as the more contemporary Canadian Writer’s Handbook, 5th edi%on
2、 (CWH) puts it, “[w]hat part of speech a word is depends on its func%on in a parDcular sentence” (p. 98). Here, we review eight main jobs or funcDons. From the Capital Community College Guide to Grammar and Wri%ng site. If you’d like to view the Guide’s“Parts of Speech” slideshow, go to hOp:
3、//grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ , choose Powerpoint PresentaDons from the Peripherals and Powerpoints drop‐down menu, then click on “The Parts of Speech.” The presentaDon will immediately begin downloading.Just so you know, not all grammar books or grammar resources break parts of speech do
4、wn into eight. Some don’t count interjec7ons because they’re not oUen used in nonficDon wriDng, while others may include the ar7cle (a/an/the) as a ninth part, even though it is technically a type of adjecDve.NOUNSA noun (from the LaDn nomen, “name”) is a word that names or stands for a person
5、, place, thing, class, concept, quality, or someDmes an acDon that is not a verb. We can divide nouns into specific types:A Parts of Speech ReviewA proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing and begins with a capital leOer: Harry PoAer, Hogwarts.A concrete noun names a tangible (that
6、is, physical) object: bell, book, candle. An abstract noun names an intangible concept or idea: magic, glamour. A collec7ve noun names groups or collecDons that we oUen consider as single units: government, family, organiza%on. TIP: In BriDsh usage, some collecDve nouns are considered plura
7、l, as in “The government have now passed a new budget bill.” In North America, this usage is nonstandard (incorrect).OPTIONAL RESOURCE: If you’re not sure about correct use of indefinite or definite ar7cles (a, an, the) with nouns, read
