Parts of Speech Table
This is a summary of the 8 parts of speech. You can
find more detail if you click on each part of speech.
| part of speech |
function or "job" |
example words |
example sentences |
| Verb |
action or state |
(to) be, have, do, like, work,
sing, can, must |
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web site. I like EnglishClub.com. |
| Noun |
thing or person |
pen, dog, work, music, town,
London, teacher, John |
This is my dog. He lives
in my house. We live in London. |
| Adjective |
describes a noun |
a/an, the, 69, some, good,
big, red, well, interesting |
My dog is big. I like
big dogs. |
| Adverb |
describes a verb, adjective
or adverb |
quickly, silently, well, badly,
very, really |
My dog eats quickly.
When he is very hungry, he eats really
quickly. |
| Pronoun |
replaces a noun |
I, you, he, she, some |
Tara is Indian. She
is beautiful. |
|
Preposition |
links a noun to another word |
to, at, after, on, but |
We went to school
on Monday. |
|
Conjunction |
joins clauses or sentences
or words |
and, but, when |
I like dogs and I like
cats. I like cats and dogs. I like dogs
but I don't like cats. |
|
Interjection |
short exclamation, sometimes
inserted into a sentence |
oh!, ouch!, hi!, well |
Ouch! That hurts!
Hi! How are you? Well, I don't know. |
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