Summary Parts of speech

Parts of Speech
What are parts of speechi?
They are eight categories of words defined in terms of their purpose, place, meaning, and use within
sentences. The categories are: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions,
and interjections.
Part of Speech Definition Examples
Nouns Names persons, places, things, teacher, Albany, basketball, proposal,
ideas, or qualities. pride
PronOuns Words that replace a noun that L you, him, her, me, this, that, they,
has already been mentioned. which, she, he
Verbs Words that convey action, a state walk, g0, sing, are, seem, sleep
of being, or existence.
Adjectives Words that describe nouns and beautiful, green, angry, necessary
pronouns.
Adverbs Words that modify verbs, gracefully, very, too, loudly, finally
adjectives, or other adverbs.
They answer the questions:
"When?", "Where?", "Why?",
"How?", "How much?", and "In
what way?"
Prepositions Words that link nouns or on, in, over, under. within
pronouns to other words within a
sentence

Conjunctions Words that link other words,
phrases, or clauses in a sentence.

a. Coordinating Words that link independent for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Conjunctions clauses.

b. Subordinating Words that link dependent clauses although, because, whether, while
Conjunctions with independent clauses.

Interjections Words that are used as Hey! Oh! Darn! Wow!
exclamations or to express
feeling.