part of speech
1. Noun
Examples: cat, city, happiness, book
Nouns name people, places, things, or ideas.
2. Pronoun
Examples: he, she, it, they, I, you, we, ours.
Pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition.
3. Verb
Examples: run, write, is, have...
Verbs describe actions, states, or occurrences.
4. Adjective
Examples: happy, blue, tall, intelligent
Adjectives modify nouns, providing more detail about them. They answer questions like “What kind?” or “How many?”
5. Adverb
-Examples: quickly, very, well, silently...
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They often answer questions like “How?” “When?” “Where?” or “To what extent?”
6. Preposition
Examples: in, on, under...
Prepositions show relationships between other words, often indicating location or direction.
7. Conjunction
Examples: and, but, or, because
Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses. They help to build relationships between different parts of a sentence.
8. Interjection
Wow, that’s incredible!
Oops, I forgot my keys.
Yikes, that’s a huge spider!
Interjection is a part of speech used to express strong feelings or sudden exclamations.
Article
Examples: a, an, the...
Articles define nouns as specific or unspecific. “The” is definite, while “a” and “an” are indefinite.
Example part of speech:
Sentence: "The big dog runs quickly in the park.
The (Article): Defines the noun "dog" as something specific. It is a definite article.
big (Adjective): Describes the noun "dog," indicating its size.
dog (Noun): Names an animal and is the subject of the sentence.
runs (Verb): Describes the action performed by the subject (the dog).
quickly (Adverb): Modifies the verb "runs," indicating how the action is performed.
in (Preposition): Shows the relationship between the verb "runs" and the noun "park."
the (Article): Defines the noun "park" as something specific. It is a definite article.
park (Noun): Names a place and is the object of the preposition "in."