PARTS OF SPEECH

Grammar Rules: Parts of Speech

Words are classed into eight categories according to their uses in a sentence.

1. Noun

Name for a person, animal, thing, place, idea, activity.

John, cat, box, desert, liberty, golf

2. Pronoun

Alternate name for a noun.

he, she, it

3. Adjective

Modifies a noun or pronoun.

big, good, full

4. Verb

Expresses action or existence.

went, purred, is

5. Adverb

Modifies a verb, adverb, or adjective.

quickly, loudly, here

6. Conjunction

Connects words, phrases, or clauses.

and, or, but

7. Preposition

Precedes phrase that acts as a modifier or noun.

with, for, at

8. Interjection

Expresses emotion.

Gosh! Wow! Super!