8 Parts of Speech
There are a few different ways to talk about language. Parts of Speech are
useful to name the kinds of words we use. You know some
of them already. Here are all 8 of them together (click for detail):
1. Verb
2.
Noun
3.
Pronoun
4.
Preposition
5. Adjective
6. Adverb
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
1. Verb - the action or state of something
be, am, are, is, was, were are some state
words.
He is a teacher.
like, run, sing, take are some action words.
They like Mary.
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2. Noun - a person, place, or thing
John, hand, house, Korea and Paris are all
nouns.
John likes his house in Paris.
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3.
Pronoun - use in place of a noun
I, you, he, she, it, we, they, and none
are Pronouns.
I like it.
There are many kinds of pronouns for many uses. Other Pronouns
include: who, me, your, that, everyone,
his, and myself.
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4. Preposition - ties a noun or a
verb with
another word.
Prepositions go with nouns of time or
place.
to, at, over, with, in, before, and through are
Prepositions.
Tom is flying in his plane over the mountain.
Prepositions go with verbs in Phrasal Verbs.
get up, take off, put in, and bring out are
all Phrasal Verbs with Prepositions.
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5. Adjective - tells about a noun.
a/an, the, red, good, 12, and shining
are all adjectives.
A heavy man ran into the red house.
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6. Adverb - tells about a verb, an
adjective, or another adverb.
loudly, happily, quite, and sadly are
adverbs.
A heavy man ran very quickly into the
bright red house.
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7. Conjunction - ties words or
sentences or clauses together
and, but, because, since and therefore are all
Conjunctions.
John and Bob stayed at home because Barbara
and Mary were shopping.
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8. Interjection - a word or a few
words of emotion or statement. May be inserted in a sentence.
"Help!" "OK." "Ah ha..." and "Well..." are all
Interjections.
"Hey, there...", "Say..." and "Freeze" are
Interjections as well.