The Eight Parts of Speech

THE 8 PARTS

OF SPEECH

GRAMMAR

8 PARTS OF SPEECH

1) Noun

2) Pronoun

3) Verb

4) Adjective

5) Adverb

6) Preposition

7) Conjunction

8) Interjection

In English, a word¡¯s part of speech is

determined by its job in a sentence.

For example: ¡°dance¡±

a) I am going to a dance. (noun)

b) I am dancing with my friend. (verb)

c) The dance lessons are over at ten.

(adjective)

A More Detailed Look:

A noun is a word used to name a person,

place, thing, or idea.

It took courage for Billy Bob to save his

sister from the fire in the canyon.

A pronoun is a word used in place of

one or more nouns.

Joe gave the book to Marie.

becomes

He gave it to her.

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