A noun is a naming word.

It names a person, place, thing,

idea, living creature, quality, or action.
Noun
Examples: cowboy, theatre, box, thought, tree, kindness,
arrival

A verb is a word which describes an action (doing

Verb something) or a state (being something).
Examples: walk, talk, think, believe, live, like, want

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you

something about the noun.
Adjective
Examples: big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick,
important

An adverb is a word which usually describes a verb. It tells

you how something is done. It may also tell you when or
Adverb where something happened.
Examples: slowly, intelligently, well, yesterday, tomorrow,
here, everywhere

A pronoun is used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the

Pronoun noun.
Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they

A conjunction joins two words, phrases or sentences

Conjunction together.
Examples: but, so, and, because, or

A preposition usually comes before a noun, pronoun or

noun phrase. It joins the noun to some other part of the
Preposition
sentence.
Examples: on, in, by, with, under, through, at

An interjection is an unusual kind of word, because it often

stands alone. Interjections are words which express emotion
Interjection or surprise, and they are usually followed by exclamation
marks.
Examples: Ouch!, Hello!, Hurray!, Oh no!, Ha!

An article is used to introduce a noun.

Article
Examples: the, a, an
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8 Parts of Speech with Meaning and Useful Examples

8 Parts of Speech with Meaning and

Useful Examples
 March 23, 2019  Grammar  16 Comments
8 Parts of Speech! The parts of speech explain how a word is used in a sentence. In this
lesson, you will learn eight parts of speech in English (also known as word classes):
nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions
and interjections.
Table of Contents
 8 Parts of Speech
o NOUN
o ADVERB
o VERB
o ADJECTIVE
o PREPOSITION
o CONJUNCTION
o PRONOUN
o INTERJECTION
 Eight Parts of Speech | Infographic

8 PARTS OF SPEECH
NOUN
 A noun names a person, place, things or idea.
 Examples: pen, house, book, teacher, students, daughter, thief, Mary, and etc.
 Example Sentence: The teacher gives us a lot of homework.
ADVERB
 An adverb tells how often, how, when, where. It can describe a verb, an
adjective or an adverb.
 Examples: frequently, seldom, sometimes, early, soon, etc.
 Example Sentence: Don’t worry, he will get well soon!
VERB
 A verb is a word or group of words that describes an action, experience.
 Examples: study, think, prepare, realize, believe, look, see and etc.
 Example Sentence: Jim studies hard to pass the final exam.
ADJECTIVE
 An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
 Examples: tall, thin, red, beautiful, ugly, sweet, handsome and etc.
 Example Sentence: You look so beautiful in that red dress.
PREPOSITION
 A preposition is used before a noun, pronoun, or gerund to show place, time,
direction in a sentence.
 Examples: at, in, on, from, above, below etc.
 Example Sentence: Be careful! the cat is lying under your table.
CONJUNCTION
 Conjunctions join words or groups of words in a sentence.
 Examples: so, until, and, because, yet, therefore, moreover, since, or,  but and
etc.
 Example Sentence: I have studied English since 1995.
PRONOUN
 Pronouns replace the name of a person, place, thing or idea in a sentence.
 Examples: this, that, he, she, it, we, they, him, her, and etc.
 Example Sentence: This book belongs to her  friend.
INTERJECTION
 Interjections express strong emotion and are often followed by an exclamation
point.
 Examples: Hooray! Yeah! Oops! Phew! Bravo! Well! Aha!
 Example Sentence: Yeah! Finally, I passed this exam!
EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH | INFOGRAPHIC