Grammar

The Eight Parts of Speech in English

The Eight Parts of Speech in English





Parts of Speech – Noun

A noun names a person, place, things or idea.

Examples

dog, cat, horse, student, teacher, apple, Mary and etc…

Example Sentences

  • They live in Madrid.
  • This is my cat.


Parts of Speech – Verb

A verb is a word or group of words that describes an action, experience.

Examples

realize, walk, see, look, sing, sit, listen and etc…

Example Sentences

  • I like apple.
  • Come in please.

 

Parts of Speech – Adverb

An adverb tells how often, how, when, where. It can describe a verb, an adjective or an adverb.

Examples

loudly, always, never, late, soon etc…

Example Sentences

  • My cat eats quickly.
  • She spoke softly.

 

Parts of Speech – Adjective

An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.

Examples

red, tall, fat, long, short, blue, beautiful, sour, bitter and etc…

Example Sentences

  • We like big cake.
  • I have three pencils.

 

Parts of Speech – Preposition

A preposition is used before a noun, pronoun, or gerund to show place, time, direction in a sentence.

Examples

at, in, on, about, to, for, from, out, of, after and etc…

Example Sentences

  • She was hiding under the table.
  • There is some milk in the fridge.

 

Parts of Speech – Conjunction

Conjuntions join words or groups of words in a sentence.

Examples

and, because, therefore, moreover, since, or, so, until, but and etc…

Example Sentences

  • I am very hungry, but the fridge is empty.
  • I was watching tv when she came in.

 

Parts of Speech – Pronoun

Pronouns replace the name of a person, place, thing or idea in a sentence.

Examples

he, she, it, we, they, him, her, this, that and etc…

Example Sentences

  • He is very clever.
  • 12th September is the date that I was born.

 

Parts of Speech – Interjection

Interjections express strong emotion and is often followed by an exclamation point.

Examples

Bravo! Well! Aha! Hooray! Yeah! Oops! Phew! and etc…

Example Sentences

  • Wow! What a beautiful car!
  • Oh no, I can’t believe that it is snowing here again!
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