Parts of Speech
In grammar, a part of speech (also called lexical categories, grammatical categories or word classes) is a linguistic category of words. In English there are eight parts of speech.
A list of parts of speech
A list of parts of speech in English grammar include the following:
1. Verb
A verb is used to show an action or a state of being
go, write, exist, be
2. Noun
A noun is a word used to refer to people, animals, objects, substances, states, events, ideas and feelings. A noun functions as a subject or object of a verb and can be modified by an adjective.
John, lion, table, freedom, love …
3. Adjective
Adjectives are used to describe or specify a noun or pronoun
good, beautiful, nice, my …
4. Adverb
An adverb is used to modify a verb, adjective and other adverbs.
completely, never, there …
5. Pronoun
A pronoun is used in the place of a noun or phrase.
I, you, he, she, it …
6. Preposition
Prepositions are used before nouns to form a phrase that shows where, when, how and why
in, above, to, for, at …
7. Conjunction
Conjunctions join clauses or sentences or words
and, but, when …
8. Interjection
Interjections are used to show surprise or emotion.
oh!, Good Lord
Examples of parts of speech
Here are some examples of parts of speech:
§ My (adjective) friend (noun) speaks (verb) English (noun) fluently (adverb).
§ Oh! (interjection) I ( pronoun) went (verb) to (preposition) school (noun) and (conjunction) I ( pronoun) met (verb) Fred (noun).
