Parts of Speech Discussion

8 parts of speech

8 parts of speech

by Sumayya Shah -
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The eight parts of speech in English are:


Noun: Names a person, place, thing, or idea.


Example: Dog, city, happiness.

Pronoun: Replaces a noun.


Example: He, she, it, they.

Verb: Describes an action or state of being.


Example: Run, is, seem.

Adjective: Describes or modifies a noun.


Example: Red, quick, tall.

Adverb: Describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.


Example: Quickly, very, well.

Preposition: Shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.


Example: In, on, at, between.

Conjunction: Connects words, phrases, or clauses.


Example: And, but, because, although.

Interjection: Expresses strong emotion or sudden feeling.


Example: Wow, ouch, hey.