Parts of Speech in English

In the English language there are eight parts of speech. These are:

Adjective
Adverb
Conjunction
Interjection
Noun
Preposition
Pronoun
Verb
Article

These eight categories can be expanded e.g. by Article and Numeral. In the following tables
we concentrate on the eight main categories.

Parts of Speech Examples

Adjective Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Adverb Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Conjunction Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Interjection Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Noun Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Preposition Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Pronoun Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Verb Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Article Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.

Parts of Speech Explanation

Adjective describes a noun or a pronouns (how something or someone is)
Adverb describes a verb, an adjective or an adverb (how someone does something)
Conjunction joins words or phrases
Interjection expresses a feeling

Noun names a person or a thing

Preposition expresses a connection between persons or things
Pronoun can substitute a noun
Verb expresses an action or a state
Article a, an , the