Parts of speech

Parts of speech

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Parts of speech 

1. Noun – Names a person, place, thing, or idea.   

Example: teacher, city, book, freedom


2. Pronoun – Replaces a noun.  

 Example: he, she, it, they


3. Verb – Shows action or a state of being.  

 Example: run, is, eat, think


4. Adjective – Describes a noun or pronoun.  

Example: big, happy, blue, fast


5. Adverb – Describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.  

 Example: quickly, very, well, always


6. Preposition – Shows the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word.  

 Example: in, on, under, before


7. Conjunction – Connects words, phrases, or clauses.  

Example: and, but, or, because


8. Interjection – Shows strong feeling or reaction.  

Example: wow! oh! ouch!