Parts of speech are types of words or categories of words in English. A sentence is formed by a few words. A word is the most basic part that has its own meaning, function, and usefulness in a sentence.
There are eight of PARTS OF SPEECH ;
- Verb
- Noun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Pronoun
- Interjection
- Conjunction
- Preposition
1.Verb
Describes an action or experience.
for example : run, walk, push, eat
Eg :
1., Sophie ran to school because she was late
2. John loves to bake cookies
the verb are ran and bake
2.Noun
Names a person, place, things or ideas
for example : house, teacher, cup, shot.
Eg :
1. My teacher is a very nice person
2. Amy is going to go on holiday to China
noun 1st sentence is teacher
there are two nouns in 2nd sentence the first noun is Amy because it’s a person’s name the second noun is China because it is a the name of a place
3.Adjectives
Describes a noun or a pronoun
for example : short, beautiful, red, old.
Eg:
Fatima has a huge house with six bedrooms
the adjective in this sentence is huge because they are describing Fatima’s house
4.Adverb
Describes a verb an adjective or an adverb
The adverb tells us how often, how, where, or when.
for example : slowly, yesterday, always.
Eg:
1. Sofie is always late for school
the adverb in this sentence is always
2. Last night, I slept really well
the adverb in this sentence is last night
5.Pronoun
A pronoun is used to replace the name of a person, place, thing or idea in a sentence
for example : I, she, our, they, it.
Eg
1. Becky is a very nice friend she always helps me with my homework
the pronoun in this sentence is she
2. You can visit the shopping center at 1:00 o’clock
the pronoun in this sentence is you
6.Interjection
An interjection is used to express strong emotion and is often followed by an exclamation mark
for example: Wow or Oh
Eg:
1.Wow the view is amazing
the interjection in this sentence is Wow
2.Hey I haven’t seen you in a long time
the interjection in this sentence is hey
7.Conjunction
Conjunction is used to connect words phrases or clauses in a sentence
for example : and, but, although, all.
Eg :
1. like to watch the television and eat popcorn
the conjunction in this sentence is and
2. My friend is very loud whereas I am very quiet
the conjunction in this sentence is whereas
8. Preposition
prepositions describe the place time or direction it is used before a noun or pronoun
for example : under, above, in, during.
Eg :
1. The cat jumped over the Box
the preposition in this sentence is over
2. Get into the car quickly before we are late to school
the preposition in this sentence is into