What is the difference between a noun and a compound noun?

A noun is a word or set of words for a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun of more than one word (tennis court, gas station) is called a compound noun.

What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?

There are common nouns and proper nouns. Common nouns are words for a general class of people, places, things, an ideas (man, city, award, honesty). They are not capitalized. Proper nouns are always capitalized. They name specific people, places, and things (Joe, Chicago,

Academy Award).

What is a verb?

A verb is a word or set of words that shows action (runs, is going, has been painting); feeling (loves, envies), or state of being (am, are, is, have been, was, seem).

What are State-of-Being verbs called?

State-of-being verbs re called linking verbs. They include all forms of the verb to be, plus such words as look, feel, appear, act, go, followed by an adjective.

What is the difference between a phrasal verb and a helping verb?

Verbs often consist of more than word. For instance, had been breaking down is a four-word verb. It has a two-word main verb, breaking down (also called a phrasal verb) , and two helping verbs (had and been). Helping verbs are so named because they help clarify the intended meaning.