A possessive noun is used to show ownership of something, this is done by adding an apostrophe and an s, like in the following examples. This is my dogs ball. That is Sarahs friend. The Common Noun A common noun is the most simple form of a noun and gives a name to an item. Here is a cup. Do you want…

A collective noun is used to refer to a group of nouns, for example people or animal groups. The swarm of bees were headed straight towards our picnic. At church on Sunday, the choir sings loudly.

The proper noun is used to name a specific item, for example the names of places or people or perhaps a movie or song title. The capital of England is London. Sarah is beautiful.

In this section, we are going to looking a little more closely at the various parts of speech such as the verb, the noun and the adjective, amongst others. This will allow us to gain a better understanding of how a sentence is formed and how the various parts of speech work. The Noun (n.)…

Closed word classes are parts of speech that are consistent and do not have newer words introduced to them over time. These include pronouns, conjunctions, determiners, and prepositions. Open word classes are parts of speech that have newer words introduced to them over time. These include nouns, verbs, adjectives, interjections, and adverbs.

In the English language there are various parts of speech which are put together in order to form a sentence. Without these, the language would never be able to function. What Are Parts Of Speech? Parts of speech are word categories that are defined by the grammatical roles they play in sentence structures. The categories…