Parts of Speech Definitions

Parts of Speech Definitions

Nouns

• Words that refer to a person, place, thing, or idea
• Can be common (cat) or proper (John)
• Can be concrete (book) or abstract (happiness)

Pronouns

• Words that replace nouns in a sentence
• Examples: he, she, it, they, me
• Can be personal (I, you), possessive (my, your), reflexive (myself, yourself), or demonstrative (this, that)

Verbs

• Words that express action or a state of being
• Can be transitive (take the book) or intransitive (laugh)
• Can be action verbs (run, jump) or linking verbs (be, seem)

Adjectives

• Words that describe or modify nouns or pronouns
• Examples: big, happy, blue
• Can be qualitative (describing a quality), quantitative (describing a quantity), or demonstrative (describing a demonstration)

Adverbs

• Words that describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
• Examples: quickly, very, well
• Can be manner (describing how), time (describing when), place (describing where), frequency (describing how often), or degree (describing to what extent)

Prepositions

• Words that show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence
• Examples: in, on, at, by, with
• Can be used to indicate location, direction, time, or manner

Conjunctions

• Words that connect words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence
• Examples: and, but, or, so
• Can be coordinating (connecting words or phrases of equal importance) or subordinating (connecting a dependent clause to an independent clause)

Interjections

• Words that express emotion or feeling
• Examples: oh, wow, ouch
• Can be used to express strong emotions, such as surprise, excitement, or pain

Learn about the different parts of speech in English grammar, including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Understand their definitions, examples, and usage.