The 8 Parts of Speech
Every single word we use belongs to one of eight word groups or parts of speech
| Parts of Speech | ||
| 1. NOUN
The dog howled. |
5. ADVERB
The dog howled loudly. |
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| 2. PRONOUN
It woke the baby. |
6. PREPOSITION
The baby cried for a long time. |
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| 3. VERB
The mother comforted the baby. |
7. CONJUNCTION
The child loved his mother and father. |
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| 4. ADJECTIVE
The caring father rocked the baby. |
8. INTERJECTION
Wow! That movie was amazing. |
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1. What is a noun?
Nouns name people, places, things, or ideas. There are many different types of nouns.
Here are a few: proper nouns, common nouns, collective nouns, possessive nouns, and compound nouns.
A peacock walked through our yard.
The dog howled.
2. What is a pronoun?
Pronouns take the place of nouns. There are many different types of pronouns.
Here are a few of them: reflexive pronouns, indefinite pronouns, possessive pronouns, and relative pronouns.
We walked across the bridge.
It woke the baby.
3. What is a verb?
Verbs show actions or states of being.
The shuttle flew into space.
The loving mother comforted the baby.
4. What is an adjective?
Adjectives describe, or modify, nouns and pronouns.
The wise, handsome owl had orange eyes.
The caring father rocked the baby.
5. What is an adverb?
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
The extremely cute koala hugged its mom very tightly.
The dog howled loudly.
6. What is a preposition?
Prepositions show the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and some other word in the rest of the sentence.
The frog sat in the water.
The baby cried for a long time.
7. What is a conjunction?
Conjunctions join two or more words, phrases, or clauses
The hummingbird sat and waited.
The baby gazed at his mother and father.
8. What is an interjection?
Interjections show excitement or emotion. They are not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence.
Wow! That jump was amazing!
Phew, the baby finally fell asleep.
One More Super Cool Thing
Do you want to hear something that most people don’t know? If you understand this, you’ll be way ahead of the pack, so stick with me!
Most words can function as multiple parts of speech. They only ever do one job per sentence, but they can do different things in different sentences.
- My love of grammar inspired me to make this website. (love = noun)
- I love you! (love = verb)
Whew! Now you and I can relax knowing that you’ve learned this important information about the parts of speech.
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AGH / Feb. 2020