Parts of speech

Nouns

Nouns are naming words. Find out about singular, plural, common, proper, abstract and collective nouns.

Pronouns take the place of or refer back to a noun. Find out about the range of different pronouns.

Adjectives give more detailed information about a noun or a pronoun. Find out about the different types of adjectives.

Verbs give information about actions, states and changes. Find out about structure, tense and voice.

Tenses are about time. There are many different tenses which show slight differences in time. Find out more about the most common ones here.

Verb usage in the first, second and third person.

Adverbs give more detailed information about a verb. Find out about the different types of adverbs.

Connectives or conjunctions join together words and word groups.

These denote the difference between specific and unspecific things.

Prepositions show a relationship between words and phrases.