The eight parts of speech are the fundamental categories of words based on their function in a sentence. They are:
Noun: A person, place, thing, or idea.
Example: dog, city, happiness
Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun.
Example: he, she, it, they
Verb: A word that expresses action or being.
Example: run, jump, is, are
Adjective: A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
Example: beautiful, tall, quick
Adverb: A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Example: quickly, very, well
Preposition: A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and another word in the sentence.
Example: in, on, at, by, with
Conjunction: A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.
Example: and, but, or, because
Interjection: A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or sudden exclamation.
Example: wow, ouch, hey