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Parts of Speech Summary


1. Nouns


Definition: Words that name a person, place, thing, or idea.


Examples: dog, teacher, happiness, London.


Types: Common nouns, proper nouns, abstract nouns, concrete nouns, collective nouns.




2. Pronouns


Definition: Words used in place of nouns to avoid repetition.


Examples: he, she, it, they, who, which.


Types: Personal, possessive, reflexive, demonstrative, interrogative, relative, indefinite.




3. Verbs


Definition: Words that show action or state of being.


Examples: run, think, is, are, was.


Types: Action verbs, linking verbs, auxiliary verbs (helping verbs), modal verbs.




4. Adjectives


Definition: Words that describe or modify nouns or pronouns.


Examples: beautiful, tall, red, three.


Types: Descriptive, quantitative, demonstrative, possessive, interrogative.




5. Adverbs


Definition: Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They often tell how, when, where, or to what extent.


Examples: quickly, yesterday, very, outside.


Types: Manner, time, place, degree, frequency.




6. Prepositions


Definition: Words that show the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.


Examples: in, on, at, by, with, about.


Usage: They often show location, direction, time, or cause.




7. Conjunctions


Definition: Words that join words, phrases, or clauses.


Examples: and, but, or, so, because.


Types: Coordinating, subordinating, correlative.




8. Interjections


Definition: Words or phrases that express emotion or exclamation. They are often followed by exclamation marks.


Examples: Wow! Oh! Alas!




9. Articles (a subtype of Determiners)


Definition: Words used to specify nouns.


Types: Definite (the) and indefinite (a, an).