Part of Speech Definition Examples Function
Noun Names a person, place, thing, or idea teacher, Paris, car, freedom Identifies who or what the sentence is about
Pronoun Replaces a noun to avoid repetition he, she, it, they, this Refers to a noun already mentioned or understood
Verb Shows action or state of being run, eat, is, seem Tells what the subject does or is
Preposition Shows relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word in, on, at, with, to Gives details about place, time, direction, cause, etc.
Conjunction Connects words, phrases, or clauses and, but, or, yet Joins equal or related parts of a sentence
Subordinating Conjunction Connects a dependent clause to an independent clause, showing relationship (time, cause, condition, etc.) because, although, if, when, since, unless Makes one clause depend on another for complete meaning