Parts of Speech

In English, words are classified according to nine types. These types are called “parts of speech”. The nine parts of speech are:

Nouns

naming words

Examples: Ivan; bird; London; president, car, computer, wind

Verbs

express an action or state of being

Examples: run; speak; breathe; read; feel; is; want; know

Pronouns

take the place of nouns

Examples: I; you; us; ours; something; it; who?

Adjectives:

describe a noun or pronoun

Examples: heavy; sunny; brown; interesting; cold; African

Adverbs

describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs

Examples: quickly; carefully; soon; noisily;

Prepositions

relate a noun or a pronoun to another word

Examples: after; in; to; under; on; between; with

Conjunctions

connecting words

Examples: and; because; but; however; although

Determiners

introduce nouns

Examples: the; a; this; those; every

Interjections

express emotion

Examples: Hey! Ouch! Wow! Terrific! Really? What?