Parts of Speech

Eight Parts of Speech

By: Stephanny Liscano

​1. NOUN

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.

Ex. The young girl brought me a very long letter from the teacher, and then she quickly disappeared. Oh my!

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​2. PRONOUN

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

​Ex. She... we... they... it

A pronoun is usually substituted for a specific noun, which is called its antecedent. In the sentence above, the antecedent for the pronoun she is the girl.

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3. VERB

A verb expresses action or being. ​

Ex. Jump... is... write... become

The young girl brought me a very long letter from the teacher, and then she quickly disappeared. Oh my!​

The verb in a sentence expresses action or being. There is a main verb and sometimes one or more helping verbs.

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4. ADJECTIVE

An adjective modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. It usually answers the question of which one, what kind, or how many.

​Ex. pretty... old... blue... smart

​5. ADVERB

An adverb modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It usually answers the questions of when, where, how, why, under what conditions, or to what degree. Adverbs often end in -ly.

Ex. gently... extremely... carefully... well

​6. PREPOSITION

A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence. Therefore a preposition is always part of a prepositional phrase.

​Ex. by... with.... about... until

​The prepositional phrase almost always functions as an adjective or as an adverb. The following list includes the most common prepositions:

The young girl brought me a very long letter from the teacher, and then she quickly disappeared. Oh my!

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​7. CONJUNCTION

A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses.

Ex. and... but... or... while... because​

Coordinating conjunctions connect grammatically equal elements: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet. Subordinating conjunctions connect clauses that are not equal: because, although, while, since, etc. 

The young girl brought me a very long letter from the teacher, and then she quickly disappeared. Oh my!

8. INTERJECTION

An interjection is a word used to express emotion.

Oh!... Wow!... Oops!

An interjection is a word used to express emotion. It is often followed by an exclamation point.

The young girl brought me a very long letter from the teacher, and then she quickly disappeared. Oh my!

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