Parts of Speech: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Pronouns, Conjunctions, Prepositions Interjections Articles
Parts of Speech: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Pronouns, Conjunctions, Prepositions Interjections Articles
Parts of Speech: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Pronouns, Conjunctions, Prepositions Interjections Articles
Introduction
Parts of speech are the basic types of words that English has. Most grammar books
say that there are eight parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns,
conjunctions, prepositions and interjections. We will add one more type: articles.
It is important to be able to recognize and identify the different types of words in
English, so that you can understand grammar explanations and use the right word form
in the right place. Here is a brief explanation of what the parts of speech are:
arrival
A verb is a word which describes an action (doing something)
Verb
Adjective
important
An adverb is a word which usually describes a verb. It tells
you how something is done. It may also tell you when or
Adverb
here, everywhere
A pronoun is used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the
Pronoun
noun.
Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Conjunction
Interjection
Article
part of
speech
function or
"job"
example
words
example sentences
Verb
action or
state
(to) be,
have, do,
like, work,
sing, can,
must
Noun
thing or
person
pen, dog,
work,
music,
town,
London,
teacher,
John
Adjective
describes a
noun
a/an, the,
2, some,
good, big,
red, well,
interestin
g
Adverb
describes a
verb,
adjective or
adverb
quickly,
silently,
well,
badly,
very,
really
Pronoun
replaces a
noun
I, you, he,
she, some
Preposition
links a noun
to another
word
to, at,
after, on,
but
We
went to school onMonday
.
Conjunctio
n
Interjection short
exclamation
, sometimes
inserted into
a sentence
oh!,
ouch!, hi!,
well