Parts of Speech

Here are the eight parts of speech and their most common meanings:

1.Noun: A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing.

Examples:

(person) - Michael Jordan was a great basketball player.

(place) - I left my notebook at school.
(thing) - I enjoy reading a good book.

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2.Pronoun: A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun. Pronouns act just like
nouns.

Examples:

Bob gave me the best puppy in the litter.

Now that cute puppy is mine.
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3.Adjective: An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It can tell what kind or how
many.

Examples:

(what kind) That was a wonderful movie.

(how many) Only several people attended the town meeting.
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4.Verb: A verb is a word that shows action. A present tense verb shows action that is
happening now. A past tense verb shows action that has already happened. A future tense
verb shows action that will happen.

Examples:
(present tense) Please move the chair away from the wall.
(past tense) I walked home from school yesterday.
(future tense) We are going on vacation in the middle of July
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5.Adverb: An adverb is a word that describes a verb. It can tell how or when.

Examples:

(how) I try to eat my food slowly.

(when) I like Jamie because he never lies.
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6.Conjunction: A conjunction is a word that connects words in a sentence.

Examples:

Susan and Anna are very close friends.

I will go to the park if you come too.

7.Preposition: A preposition is a word that links and relates a noun or pronoun to another
word in a sentence.

Examples:

I haven't gone to the gym since Tuesday.

Tom said that he was against Bill's idea
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8.Interjection: An interjection is a word that expresses emotion. It is usually an

exclamation that is followed by an exclamation point (!). Sometimes, an interjection is
followed by a comma (,).

Examples:

Wow! That movie was scary.

Oops, I didn't mean to do that.
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