There are five words in the sentence, word 2 and 5 (secretary and letter) are names of things. The grammatical term for them is noun.
A noun is a naming word.
The word noun classifies all words that represent people, places, ideas, and things. It is the name of something. Nouns are divided into four parts:
- Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are name of particular persons, places, or things. They begin with a capital letter. For example: John, Mr. Smith, Singapore, America, etc
- Common Nouns
Common nouns refer to something in general. They do not refer to a particular person, place or thing. In English they do not start with capital letter (except if they are in the beginning of a sentence). For example: Secretary, letter, book, town, office, desk, etc
- Abstract Nouns
Although abstract nouns are names of things, you cannot see, hear, taste or feel those things. You cannot pick them up and walk away with them. They exist only in the mind. They do not start with a capital letter. For example: truth, beauty, justice, knowledge.
- Collective Nouns
Collective nouns are words for a group of people, animals or objects considered as a single unit. Collective noun may take either singular or the plural form of the verb, depending on their use in the sentence. If collective noun refers to a group acting as a whole, a singular verb is used. If collective nouns refer to a group in which the member acts individually, a plural verb is used.
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