Parts of Speech Discussion

Parts of Speech in English

There are 8 main parts of speech in English. Each one plays a different role in a sentence.

1. Noun
   A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
   Examples: teacher, Kabul, book, freedom

2. Pronoun
   A pronoun replaces a noun to avoid repetition.
   Examples: he, she, it, they, you, we

3. Verb
   A verb shows action or state of being.
   Examples: run, eat, is, are, write

4. Adjective
   An adjective describes or modifies a noun.
   Examples: big, blue, happy, fast

5. Adverb
   An adverb describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
   Examples: quickly, very, well, always

6. Preposition
   A preposition shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and another word in the sentence.
   Examples: in, on, at, under, with

7. Conjunction
   A conjunction connects words, phrases, or clauses.
   Examples: and, but, or, because, although

8. Interjection
   An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses strong feeling or reaction.
   Examples: wow!, oh!, ouch!, hey!