Parts of Speech Discussion

Parts of speech are the basic categories of words based on their function in a sentence. There are eight traditional parts of speech in English:

1. Noun

   • Names a person, place, thing, or idea

   • Examples: cat, London, love, book

2. Pronoun

   • Replaces a noun

   • Examples: he, she, it, they, who

3. Verb

   • Expresses an action or a state of being

   • Examples: run, is, jump, think

4. Adjective

   • Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

   • Examples: happy, tall, red, exciting

5. Adverb

   • Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

   • Often answers how, when, where, or to what extent

   • Examples: quickly, very, well, yesterday

6. Preposition

   • Shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word

   • Examples: in, on, at, by, with, under

7. Conjunction

   • Connects words, phrases, or clauses

   • Examples: and, but, or, because, although

8. Interjection

   • Expresses strong emotion or a sudden burst of feeling

   • Examples: wow, ouch, hey, oh