64 Grammar Mini-Review: Parts of Speech
Dr. Karen Palmer
In English, words are used in one of eight parts of speech: noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, conjunction, preposition, and interjection. This table includes an explanation and examples of each of the eight parts of speech:
| Noun | Person, place, or thing | Wow! After the game, silly Mary ate her apples and carrots quickly. | game, Marry, apples, carrots |
| Pronoun | Takes the place of a noun | Wow! After the game, silly Mary ate her apples and carrots quickly. | her |
| Adjective | Describes a noun or pronoun | Wow! After the game, silly Mary ate her apples and carrots quickly. | the, silly |
| Verb | Shows action or state of being | Wow! After the game, silly Mary ate her apples and carrots quickly. | ate |
| Adverb | Describes a verb, another adverb, or an adjective and tells how, where, or when something is done | Wow! After the game, silly Mary ate her apples and carrots quickly. | quickly |
| Conjunction | Joins words, phrases, and clauses | Wow! After the game, silly Mary ate her apples and carrots quickly. | and |
| Preposition | First word in a phrase that indicates the relationship of the phrase to other words in the sentence | Wow! After the game, silly Mary ate her apples and carrots quickly. | after |
| Interjection | A word that shows emotion and is not related to the rest of the sentence | Wow! After the game, silly Mary ate her apples and carrots quickly. | Wow! |
“Parts of Speech” by Saylor Academy licensed under CC BY NC SA.
