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assume you know what a noun, verb, adjective, and so on are. A lot of adult learners did not have formal English grammar at school, or did but have not used the terminology since. This page is a quick reference so you can look up a term without leaving the site.",[49,53,54,55,59,60,63],{},"The eight traditional parts of speech are ",[56,57,58],"strong",{},"noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection",". Most modern grammars add ",[56,61,62],{},"determiner"," as a ninth. The same word can sit in more than one category depending on how it's used.",[65,66,68],"h2",{"id":67},"at-a-glance","At a glance",[70,71,72,88],"table",{},[73,74,75],"thead",{},[76,77,78,82,85],"tr",{},[79,80,81],"th",{},"Part of speech",[79,83,84],{},"What it does",[79,86,87],{},"Examples",[89,90,91,108,123,138,153,168,183,198,213,228,246,265],"tbody",{},[76,92,93,99,102],{},[94,95,96],"td",{},[56,97,98],{},"Noun",[94,100,101],{},"Names a person, place, thing, idea, or feeling.",[94,103,104],{},[105,106,107],"em",{},"book, Sarah, London, freedom",[76,109,110,115,118],{},[94,111,112],{},[56,113,114],{},"Pronoun",[94,116,117],{},"Stands in for a noun.",[94,119,120],{},[105,121,122],{},"I, she, them, mine, who, this",[76,124,125,130,133],{},[94,126,127],{},[56,128,129],{},"Verb",[94,131,132],{},"Action or state of being.",[94,134,135],{},[105,136,137],{},"run, eat, be, seem, write",[76,139,140,145,148],{},[94,141,142],{},[56,143,144],{},"Adjective",[94,146,147],{},"Describes or modifies a noun.",[94,149,150],{},[105,151,152],{},"red, tall, exhausted, friendly",[76,154,155,160,163],{},[94,156,157],{},[56,158,159],{},"Adverb",[94,161,162],{},"Modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a clause.",[94,164,165],{},[105,166,167],{},"quickly, very, often, honestly",[76,169,170,175,178],{},[94,171,172],{},[56,173,174],{},"Preposition",[94,176,177],{},"Shows the relationship between a noun and another word.",[94,179,180],{},[105,181,182],{},"in, on, after, with, about",[76,184,185,190,193],{},[94,186,187],{},[56,188,189],{},"Conjunction",[94,191,192],{},"Joins words, phrases, or clauses.",[94,194,195],{},[105,196,197],{},"and, but, because, although",[76,199,200,205,208],{},[94,201,202],{},[56,203,204],{},"Interjection",[94,206,207],{},"Short word or phrase expressing emotion. Grammatically detached.",[94,209,210],{},[105,211,212],{},"wow, ouch, hmm",[76,214,215,220,223],{},[94,216,217],{},[56,218,219],{},"Determiner",[94,221,222],{},"Comes before a noun to specify which one or how many.",[94,224,225],{},[105,226,227],{},"a, the, this, my, three, some",[76,229,230,235,238],{},[94,231,232],{},[56,233,234],{},"Subject",[94,236,237],{},"The noun or pronoun the sentence is about.",[94,239,240],{},[105,241,242,245],{},[56,243,244],{},"Maria"," writes novels.",[76,247,248,253,256],{},[94,249,250],{},[56,251,252],{},"Direct object",[94,254,255],{},"The thing the verb acts on. Answers \"what?\" or \"whom?\".",[94,257,258],{},[105,259,260,261,264],{},"Maria writes ",[56,262,263],{},"novels",".",[76,266,267,272,275],{},[94,268,269],{},[56,270,271],{},"Indirect object",[94,273,274],{},"The recipient or beneficiary. Answers \"to whom?\" or \"for whom?\".",[94,276,277],{},[105,278,279,280,283],{},"Maria gave ",[56,281,282],{},"her sister"," the novel.",[49,285,286],{},"Subject, direct object, and indirect object are not parts of speech but they are the most-used sentence roles across the grammar pages.",[65,288,98],{"id":289},"noun",[49,291,292],{},"A noun names a thing: a person, place, object, animal, idea, or feeling.",[294,295,296,306,315,324,333,342],"ul",{},[297,298,299,302,303,264],"li",{},[56,300,301],{},"Concrete nouns"," name something you can perceive: ",[105,304,305],{},"book, dog, Rachel, London, coffee",[297,307,308,311,312,264],{},[56,309,310],{},"Abstract nouns"," name something you cannot: ",[105,313,314],{},"freedom, jealousy, distance, honesty",[297,316,317,320,321,264],{},[56,318,319],{},"Proper nouns"," name a specific person, place, or organisation and take an initial capital: ",[105,322,323],{},"Sarah, Paris, Trinity College",[297,325,326,329,330,264],{},[56,327,328],{},"Common nouns"," name a general thing: ",[105,331,332],{},"teacher, city, college",[297,334,335,338,339,264],{},[56,336,337],{},"Countable nouns"," can be pluralised: ",[105,340,341],{},"one book, two books",[297,343,344,347,348,351],{},[56,345,346],{},"Uncountable nouns"," cannot: ",[105,349,350],{},"water, advice, music",". You can have \"some water\" but not \"two waters\".",[49,353,354,355],{},"Example: ",[105,356,357,358,361,362,365,366,264],{},"The ",[56,359,360],{},"teacher"," gave the ",[56,363,364],{},"students"," good ",[56,367,368],{},"advice",[65,370,114],{"id":371},"pronoun",[49,373,374],{},"A pronoun stands in for a noun so you don't have to repeat it.",[294,376,377,386,394,402,411,420],{},[297,378,379,382,383,264],{},[56,380,381],{},"Personal pronouns",": ",[105,384,385],{},"I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them",[297,387,388,382,391,264],{},[56,389,390],{},"Possessive pronouns",[105,392,393],{},"mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs",[297,395,396,382,399,264],{},[56,397,398],{},"Reflexive pronouns",[105,400,401],{},"myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves",[297,403,404,382,407,410],{},[56,405,406],{},"Demonstrative pronouns",[105,408,409],{},"this, that, these, those"," (when standing alone).",[297,412,413,382,416,419],{},[56,414,415],{},"Interrogative pronouns",[105,417,418],{},"who, whom, whose, which, what"," (in questions).",[297,421,422,382,425,428,429,436],{},[56,423,424],{},"Relative pronouns",[105,426,427],{},"who, whom, whose, which, that"," (joining clauses: ",[105,430,431,432,435],{},"the book ",[56,433,434],{},"that"," I bought",").",[49,438,354,439],{},[105,440,441,444,445,264],{},[56,442,443],{},"She"," gave the book to ",[56,446,447],{},"me",[65,449,129],{"id":450},"verb",[49,452,453],{},"A verb is the action or state of being in a sentence. Every complete sentence needs at least one verb.",[294,455,456,464,481,497,513,522,535],{},[297,457,458,382,461,264],{},[56,459,460],{},"Action verbs",[105,462,463],{},"run, eat, think, write, build, decide",[297,465,466,469,470,473,474],{},[56,467,468],{},"Linking (or copula) verbs"," connect the subject to a description: ",[105,471,472],{},"be, seem, appear, become, feel",". 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The headline points:",[294,547,548,557,566,575],{},[297,549,550,553,554],{},[56,551,552],{},"Tense"," locates the action in time: ",[105,555,556],{},"I walk (present), I walked (past), I will walk (future).",[297,558,559,562,563],{},[56,560,561],{},"Aspect"," describes whether the action is ongoing or complete: ",[105,564,565],{},"I am walking (progressive), I have walked (perfect).",[297,567,568,571,572],{},[56,569,570],{},"Voice"," describes who is doing the action: ",[105,573,574],{},"The dog bit the postman (active) \u002F The postman was bitten by the dog (passive).",[297,576,577,580,581,584,585,588,589,592,593,596],{},[56,578,579],{},"Mood"," describes the speaker's intent: ",[105,582,583],{},"indicative"," (statements), ",[105,586,587],{},"imperative"," (commands), ",[105,590,591],{},"subjunctive"," (hypotheticals: \"if I ",[56,594,595],{},"were"," rich\").",[49,598,354,599],{},[105,600,601,602,605],{},"They ",[56,603,604],{},"have been working"," on the project for months.",[65,607,144],{"id":608},"adjective",[49,610,611],{},"An adjective describes or modifies a noun.",[294,613,614,629,642,655],{},[297,615,616,382,619,473,622],{},[56,617,618],{},"Descriptive adjectives",[105,620,621],{},"red, tall, ancient, exhausted",[105,623,624,625,628],{},"A ",[56,626,627],{},"tall"," building.",[297,630,631,382,634,473,637],{},[56,632,633],{},"Comparative adjectives",[105,635,636],{},"taller, more interesting",[105,638,624,639,628],{},[56,640,641],{},"taller",[297,643,644,382,647,473,650],{},[56,645,646],{},"Superlative adjectives",[105,648,649],{},"tallest, most interesting",[105,651,357,652,628],{},[56,653,654],{},"tallest",[297,656,657,660,661,264],{},[56,658,659],{},"Quantitative adjectives"," answer \"how many\" or \"how much\": ",[105,662,663],{},"three, several, many, few",[49,665,666,667,670,671,674],{},"English adjectives go ",[105,668,669],{},"before"," the noun: ",[105,672,673],{},"a red car",", not \"a car red\". Some Romance and Asian languages put them after; that's one of the first differences you'll notice.",[49,676,354,677],{},[105,678,624,679,682,683,686,687,690],{},[56,680,681],{},"small",", ",[56,684,685],{},"friendly"," café served ",[56,688,689],{},"excellent"," coffee.",[65,692,159],{"id":693},"adverb",[49,695,696],{},"An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a whole clause.",[294,698,699,708,718,728],{},[297,700,701,702],{},"Modifying a verb: ",[105,703,704,705,264],{},"She speaks ",[56,706,707],{},"quietly",[297,709,710,711],{},"Modifying an adjective: ",[105,712,713,714,717],{},"An ",[56,715,716],{},"extremely"," good book.",[297,719,720,721],{},"Modifying another adverb: ",[105,722,723,724,727],{},"She runs ",[56,725,726],{},"very"," quickly.",[297,729,730,731],{},"Modifying a whole clause: ",[105,732,733,736],{},[56,734,735],{},"Honestly",", I don't know.",[49,738,739,740,743,744,747,748,436],{},"Many adverbs end in ",[529,741,742],{},"-ly"," (",[105,745,746],{},"quickly, easily, carefully",") but plenty don't (",[105,749,750],{},"fast, well, often, here, now, very",[49,752,354,753],{},[105,754,755,756,759,760,264],{},"She finished the work ",[56,757,758],{},"carefully"," and ",[56,761,762],{},"quickly",[65,764,174],{"id":765},"preposition",[49,767,768],{},"A preposition shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and another word in the sentence. The relationship can be spatial, temporal, or logical.",[294,770,771,786,801],{},[297,772,773,382,776,473,779],{},[56,774,775],{},"Spatial",[105,777,778],{},"in, on, under, between, behind, beside",[105,780,781,782,785],{},"The keys are ",[56,783,784],{},"on"," the table.",[297,787,788,382,791,473,794],{},[56,789,790],{},"Temporal",[105,792,793],{},"at, before, after, during, since, until",[105,795,796,797,800],{},"We met ",[56,798,799],{},"after"," lunch.",[297,802,803,382,806,473,809],{},[56,804,805],{},"Logical \u002F abstract",[105,807,808],{},"of, for, about, with, against",[105,810,811,812,815],{},"A book ",[56,813,814],{},"about"," history.",[49,817,818,819,822,823],{},"A preposition introduces a ",[56,820,821],{},"prepositional phrase",": the preposition plus the noun phrase that follows it. ",[105,824,825,682,828,682,831,264],{},[56,826,827],{},"On the table",[56,829,830],{},"with my friends",[56,832,833],{},"after the meeting",[49,835,354,836],{},[105,837,838,839,841,842,845],{},"The cat sat ",[56,840,784],{}," the mat ",[56,843,844],{},"in"," the corner.",[65,847,189],{"id":848},"conjunction",[49,850,851],{},"A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses.",[294,853,854,871,887],{},[297,855,856,859,860,863,864],{},[56,857,858],{},"Coordinating conjunctions"," join elements of equal grammatical rank: ",[105,861,862],{},"and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet",". Mnemonic: FANBOYS. ",[105,865,866,867,870],{},"I read the book ",[56,868,869],{},"and"," wrote a review.",[297,872,873,876,877,473,880],{},[56,874,875],{},"Subordinating conjunctions"," join a subordinate clause to a main clause: ",[105,878,879],{},"because, although, if, when, while, since, until, unless",[105,881,882,883,886],{},"She left ",[56,884,885],{},"because"," it was late.",[297,888,889,892,893,473,896],{},[56,890,891],{},"Correlative conjunctions"," work in pairs: ",[105,894,895],{},"either \u002F or, neither \u002F nor, both \u002F and, not only \u002F but also",[105,897,898,901,902,905],{},[56,899,900],{},"Neither"," the cat ",[56,903,904],{},"nor"," the dog wanted dinner.",[49,907,354,908],{},[105,909,910,911,914],{},"He went home, ",[56,912,913],{},"but"," he forgot his keys.",[65,916,204],{"id":917},"interjection",[49,919,920],{},"An interjection is a short word or phrase that expresses emotion or reaction. It is grammatically unconnected to the rest of the sentence.",[294,922,923],{},[297,924,925],{},[105,926,927],{},"Wow! Ouch! Oh no! Eh? Hmm.",[49,929,930],{},"They sit outside the sentence's core grammar and are usually punctuated with an exclamation mark or a comma.",[49,932,354,933],{},[105,934,935,938],{},[56,936,937],{},"Wow",", that was unexpected.",[65,940,219],{"id":62},[49,942,943,944,947,948,951,952,264],{},"Most modern grammars treat ",[56,945,946],{},"determiners"," as a separate category from adjectives. A determiner comes before a noun to specify ",[105,949,950],{},"which one"," or ",[105,953,954],{},"how many",[294,956,957,965,979,987,995],{},[297,958,959,382,962,264],{},[56,960,961],{},"Articles",[105,963,964],{},"a, an, the",[297,966,967,382,970,972,973,436],{},[56,968,969],{},"Demonstratives",[105,971,409],{}," (when used before a noun: ",[105,974,975,978],{},[56,976,977],{},"this"," book",[297,980,981,382,984,264],{},[56,982,983],{},"Possessives",[105,985,986],{},"my, your, his, her, its, our, their",[297,988,989,382,992,264],{},[56,990,991],{},"Quantifiers",[105,993,994],{},"some, any, many, few, several, all, no",[297,996,997,382,1000,264],{},[56,998,999],{},"Numbers",[105,1001,1002],{},"one, two, fifty",[49,1004,354,1005],{},[105,1006,1007,1010,1011,1014,1015,1018],{},[56,1008,1009],{},"My"," friend brought ",[56,1012,1013],{},"three"," books and ",[56,1016,1017],{},"some"," biscuits.",[65,1020,1022],{"id":1021},"subject-predicate-object","Subject, predicate, object",[49,1024,1025],{},"These are not parts of speech but sentence roles. They appear constantly across the grammar pages and are the structural anchors you will lean on most when mapping English to Spanish, French, or Mandarin.",[294,1027,1028,1038],{},[297,1029,357,1030,1033,1034],{},[56,1031,1032],{},"subject"," is the noun or pronoun the sentence is about: ",[105,1035,1036,245],{},[56,1037,244],{},[297,1039,357,1040,1043,1044],{},[56,1041,1042],{},"predicate"," is everything else (verb + the rest): ",[105,1045,1046,1047,264],{},"Maria ",[56,1048,1049],{},"writes novels",[1051,1052,252],"h3",{"id":1053},"direct-object",[49,1055,357,1056,1059],{},[56,1057,1058],{},"direct object"," is the thing that receives the action of a transitive verb. To find it, ask \"what?\" or \"whom?\" after the verb.",[294,1061,1062,1069,1078],{},[297,1063,1064,1068],{},[105,1065,260,1066,264],{},[56,1067,263],{}," Maria writes what? Novels.",[297,1070,1071,1077],{},[105,1072,1073,1074,264],{},"The dog bit ",[56,1075,1076],{},"the postman"," The dog bit whom? The postman.",[297,1079,1080,1086],{},[105,1081,1082,1083,264],{},"I drank ",[56,1084,1085],{},"the coffee"," I drank what? The coffee.",[49,1088,1089,1090,1093,1094,1097],{},"Only ",[56,1091,1092],{},"transitive"," verbs take a direct object. ",[105,1095,1096],{},"Sleep, arrive, exist"," are intransitive and cannot have one (\"I slept the bed\" is not a sentence).",[49,1099,1100],{},"A direct object can be a noun phrase, a pronoun, or a whole clause:",[294,1102,1103,1112,1120],{},[297,1104,1105,1106],{},"Noun phrase: ",[105,1107,1108,1109,264],{},"She read ",[56,1110,1111],{},"the long Russian novel",[297,1113,1114,1115],{},"Pronoun: ",[105,1116,1108,1117,264],{},[56,1118,1119],{},"it",[297,1121,1122,1123],{},"Clause: ",[105,1124,1125,1126,264],{},"She said ",[56,1127,1128],{},"that she would come",[49,1130,1131,1132,473,1135,1140],{},"When the direct object is a pronoun, English uses the object form: ",[105,1133,1134],{},"me, him, her, us, them, whom",[105,1136,1137,1138],{},"Maria called ",[56,1139,447],{},", not \"Maria called I\". The Romance languages and Mandarin all do this differently (object pronouns clitic onto the verb in Spanish and French; Mandarin uses 把 bǎ or sentence-order tricks), which is why English speakers find object placement one of the first hurdles.",[1051,1142,271],{"id":1143},"indirect-object",[49,1145,357,1146,1149,1150,951,1153,1156],{},[56,1147,1148],{},"indirect object"," is the recipient or beneficiary of the action: who or what the action is done ",[56,1151,1152],{},"to",[56,1154,1155],{},"for",". To find it, ask \"to whom?\" or \"for whom?\" after the verb. It only exists alongside a direct object.",[294,1158,1159,1166,1176],{},[297,1160,1161,1165],{},[105,1162,279,1163,283],{},[56,1164,282],{}," Gave the novel to whom? Her sister.",[297,1167,1168,1175],{},[105,1169,1170,1171,1174],{},"He bought ",[56,1172,1173],{},"his daughter"," a bike."," Bought a bike for whom? His daughter.",[297,1177,1178,1185],{},[105,1179,1180,1181,1184],{},"I told ",[56,1182,1183],{},"you"," the story."," Told the story to whom? You.",[49,1187,1188],{},"English has two equivalent word orders for indirect objects, and modern learners often miss that they are the same construction:",[294,1190,1191,1203],{},[297,1192,1193,382,1196],{},[56,1194,1195],{},"Bare indirect object before direct object",[105,1197,1198,1199,1202],{},"I gave ",[56,1200,1201],{},"her"," the book.",[297,1204,1205,382,1208],{},[56,1206,1207],{},"Prepositional phrase after the direct object",[105,1209,1210,1211,264],{},"I gave the book ",[56,1212,1213],{},"to her",[49,1215,1216],{},"Both mean the same thing. The first is older and slightly more colloquial; the second makes the relationship explicit and is preferred when the indirect object is long. Spanish, French, and Mandarin handle this split very differently, which is the main reason the indirect object matters as a concept:",[294,1218,1219,1235,1248],{},[297,1220,1221,1224,1225,1228,1229],{},[56,1222,1223],{},"Spanish"," marks the indirect object with the preposition ",[105,1226,1227],{},"a"," and a doubling pronoun: ",[105,1230,1231,1232,264],{},"Le di el libro ",[56,1233,1234],{},"a mi hermana",[297,1236,1237,1240,1241],{},[56,1238,1239],{},"French"," uses a clitic pronoun before the verb: ",[105,1242,1243,1244,1247],{},"Je ",[56,1245,1246],{},"lui"," ai donné le livre.",[297,1249,1250,1253,1254,1261],{},[56,1251,1252],{},"Mandarin"," uses word order alone, with the indirect object directly after the verb: ",[105,1255,1256,1257,1260],{},"我给",[56,1258,1259],{},"她","那本书"," (I give-her-that book).",[49,1263,1264],{},"If you know \"indirect object\" in English, the foreign-language rule reduces to \"this is how my language marks the indirect object\", which is much easier than re-learning the concept three times.",[1051,1266,1268],{"id":1267},"direct-vs-indirect-object-the-quick-test","Direct vs indirect object: the quick test",[1270,1271,1272,1275,1280],"ol",{},[297,1273,1274],{},"Find the verb.",[297,1276,1277,1278,264],{},"Ask \"what?\" or \"whom?\" after the verb. The answer is the ",[56,1279,1058],{},[297,1281,1282,1283,264],{},"Ask \"to whom?\" or \"for whom?\". The answer (if any) is the ",[56,1284,1148],{},[49,1286,354,1287],{},[105,1288,1289],{},"The teacher gave the students good advice.",[294,1291,1292,1298,1305],{},[297,1293,1294,1295,264],{},"Verb: ",[105,1296,1297],{},"gave",[297,1299,1300,1301,1304],{},"Gave ",[56,1302,1303],{},"what?"," Good advice. (Direct object.)",[297,1306,1300,1307,1310],{},[56,1308,1309],{},"to whom?"," The students. 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Built as a reference for adult learners studying Spanish, French, or Mandarin who need the English grammar terms before tackling the foreign-language equivalents.","md",[1336,1339,1342,1345],{"q":1337,"a":1338},"Why does the same word belong to different parts of speech?","In English, word class is decided by function in the sentence, not by spelling. *Run* is a verb in \"I run every morning\" and a noun in \"Going for a run\". *Light* is a noun in \"Turn on the light\", an adjective in \"A light meal\", and a verb in \"Light the fire\". This is one reason English is harder to parse than languages with stricter morphology like Spanish or French.",{"q":1340,"a":1341},"Do I need to learn the names of every tense and mood?","For passive reading, no. For active production at B1 and above, yes. The Spanish subjunctive, the French passé composé \u002F imparfait split, and the Mandarin aspect particles (了 le, 过 guo, 着 zhe) all map onto English categories you already use unconsciously. Knowing the English term (\"present perfect\", \"subjunctive\", \"passive voice\") lets you transfer the concept across without re-learning it.",{"q":1343,"a":1344},"Which of these matters most when learning Spanish, French, or Mandarin?","Verbs first, then nouns and adjectives (because of gender and agreement), then prepositions (they are idiomatic in every language and rarely translate one-to-one), then conjunctions and adverbs. Pronouns and determiners are smaller closed classes but they are high-frequency, so worth memorising early.",{"q":1346,"a":1347},"What is the difference between a direct and an indirect object?","The direct object is the thing the verb acts on; the indirect object is the recipient or beneficiary of that action. In *Maria gave her sister a novel*, *a novel* is the direct object (what was given) and *her sister* is the indirect object (who it was given to). 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