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Eight Parts of Speech

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Eight Parts of Speech

Parts of speech can be defined as words that perform different roles in a sentence. Some parts of speech can
perform the functions of other parts of speech too.
There are eight parts of speech in the English language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb,
preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
8 Parts of Speech Definitions and Examples:
1. Nouns are words that are used to name people, places, animals, ideas and things. Nouns can be classified into two
main categories: Common nouns and Proper nouns. Common nouns are generic like ball, car, stick, etc., and proper
nouns are more specific like Charles, The White House, The Sun, etc.
Examples of nouns used in sentences:
 She bought a pair of shoes. (thing)
 I have a pet. (animal)
Also, explore Singular Nouns and Plural Nouns.
2. Pronouns are words that are used to substitute a noun in a sentence. There are different types of pronouns. Some of
them are reflexive pronouns, possessive pronouns, relative pronouns and indefinite pronouns. I, he, she, it, them, his,
yours, anyone, nobody, who, etc., are some of the pronouns.
Examples of pronouns used in sentences:
 I reached home at six in the evening. (1st person singular pronoun)
 Did someone see a red bag on the counter? (Indefinite pronoun)
 I hurt myself yesterday when we were playing cricket. (Reflexive pronoun)
3. Verbs are words that denote an action that is being performed by the noun or the subject in a sentence. They are
also called action words. Some examples of verbs are read, sit, run, pick, garnish, come, pitch, etc.
Examples of verbs used in sentences:
 She plays cricket every day.
 Darshana and Arul are going to the movies.
 My friends visited me last week.
4. Adverbs are words that are used to provide more information about verbs, adjectives and other adverbs used in a
sentence. There are five main types of adverbs namely, adverbs of manner, adverbs of degree, adverbs of
frequency, adverbs of time and adverbs of place. Some examples of adverbs are today, quickly, randomly, early, 10
a.m. etc.
Examples of adverbs used in sentences:
 Did you come here to buy an umbrella? (Adverb of place)
 I did not go to school yesterday as I was sick. (Adverb of time)
 Savio reads the newspaper everyday. (Adverb of frequency)
5. Adjectives are words that are used to describe or provide more information about the noun or the subject in a
sentence. Some examples of adjectives include good, ugly, quick, beautiful, late, etc.
Examples of adjectives used in sentences:
 The place we visited yesterday was serene.
 Did you see how big that dog was?
 The weather is pleasant today.
6. Prepositions are words that are used to link one part of the sentence to another. Prepositions show the position of
the object or subject in a sentence. Some examples of prepositions are in, out, besides, in front of, below, opposite.
Examples of prepositions used in sentences:
 The teacher asked the students to draw lines on the paper so that they could write in straight
lines.
 The child hid his birthday presents under his bed.
7. Conjunctions are a part of speech that is used to connect two different parts of a sentence, phrases and clauses.
Some examples of conjunctions are and, or, for, yet, although, because, not only, etc.
Examples of conjunctions used in sentences:
 Meera and Jasmine had come to my birthday party.
 Jane did not go to work as she was sick.
8. Interjections are words that are used to convey strong emotions or feelings. Some examples of interjections are oh,
wow, alas, yippee, etc. It is always followed by an exclamation mark.
Examples of interjections used in sentences:
 Wow! What a wonderful work of art.

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