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8 Parts Of English Speech

The English language is made up of 8 parts of speech. Every word in every sentence is a part of speech. Understanding the parts of speech will help you to understand how to use them correctly. In addition to that, knowning the parts of speech makes your grammar better.

Noun A word that names a person, place, thing or idea. Proper nouns are names of people or places; they're capitalized. Common nouns are not capitalized. Examples: Jimmy, Sally, France, truck, Math
Pronoun A word used in place of noun. Examples: she, he, they, anybody
Verb A word that shows action or links a subject to another word with the same sentence or question. There are linking and action verbs. Verbs also show existence. Examples: talk, run, throw, was
Adjective A word the describes a noun or pronoun. Examples: beautiful, orange, sunny
Interjection A word that shows a strong emotion. Usually set off by a comma or an exclamation point. Example: Fire! No! Ew! Ugh!
Adverb A word that describes a verb, adjective or another adverb. Examples: quickly, faster, stronger
Preposition A word that shows position or direction or introduces a prepositional phrase. Examples: between, under, over, up, around
Conjunction A word that connects other words or groups of words. Conjunctions can also combine two sentences. Examples: because, but, or, so, when, and

 
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