Parts of speech

Parts of speech

What is a part of speech?

When you speak each word that you say can be put into a category. Each word that you say has a different function; one might be telling action, another might be telling someone's name or even telling the position of of an object or person. A name is given to each 'part' of our 'speech'. In English, these fall under eight main categories. How many can you name?

The Eight Parts of Speech

The eight parts of speech are:

*Nouns

*Pronouns

*Verbs

*Adverbs

*Adjectives

*Prepositions

*Conjunctions

*interjections

• Definition of the 8 parts of speech:

  A noun is a word that names a person, place, animal, thing or idea.

  A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun.

  A verb is a word that shows action, being or possession.

  An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

  An adverb is a word that adds to the meaning of a verb, adjective or another adverb.

  A preposition is a word that shows the relation of a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence.

  A conjunction is a joining word. It connects words and parts of a sentence together.

  An interjection is a word that expresses a sudden or strong feeling.