arts of Speech

What is a Part of Speech?

We can categorize English words into 9 basic types called "parts of

speech" or "word classes". It's quite important to recognize parts of speech.
This helps you to analyze sentences and understand them. It also helps
you to construct good sentences.

• Parts of Speech Table

• Parts of Speech Examples
• Parts of Speech Quiz

Parts of Speech Table

This is a summary of the 9 parts of speech*. You can find more detail if you
click on each part of speech.

part of function or example example sentences

speech "job" words

Verb action or state (to) be, have, EnglishClub is a web site.

do, like, work, I likeEnglishClub.
sing, can, must

Noun thing or person pen, dog, work, This is my dog. He lives in

music, town, my house. We live in London.
London,
teacher, John

Adjective describes a noun good, big, red, My dogs are big. I like big dogs.
well,
interesting
part of function or example example sentences
speech "job" words

Determiner limits or a/an, the, 2, I have two dogs

"determines" a some, many and some rabbits.
noun

Adverb describes a verb, quickly, My dog eats quickly. When he

adjective or silently, well, is veryhungry, he
adverb badly, very, eats reallyquickly.
really

Pronoun replaces a noun I, you, he, she, Tara is Indian. She is beautiful.
some

Preposition links a noun to to, at, after, on, We went to school onMonday.
another word but

Conjunction joins clauses or and, but, when I like dogs and I like cats. I like
sentences or cats anddogs. I like dogs but I
words don't like cats.

Interjection short oh!, ouch!, hi!, Ouch! That hurts! Hi! How are
exclamation, well you? Well, I don't know.
sometimes
inserted into a
sentence