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The parts of speech explain how a word is used in a sentence. Understanding the different
parts of speech is important in understanding how words can and should be joined together
to make sentences that are both grammatically correct and readable.
part of
speech
function or "job"
example words
Verb
action or state
(to) be, have, do, like, work, EnglishClub is a web site. I likeEnglishClub.
sing, can, must
Noun
thing or person
pen, dog, work, music, town, This is my dog. He lives in my house. We live
London, teacher, John
in London.
Adjective
describes a noun
Determiner
Adverb
Pronoun
replaces a noun
Preposition
example sentences
Here are some sentences made with different English parts of speech:
verb
noun
verb
Stop!
John
works.
pronoun
verb
noun
noun
verb
adjective
noun
She
loves
animals.
Animals
like
kind
people.
noun
verb
noun
adverb
noun
verb
adjective
noun
Tara
speaks
English
well.
Tara
speaks
good
English.
pronoun
verb
preposition
determiner
noun
adverb
She
ran
to
the
station
quickly.
pron.
verb
adj.
noun
conjunction
pron.
verb
pron.
She
likes
big
snakes
but
hate
them.
interjection
pron.
conj.
det.
adj.
noun
verb
prep.
noun
adverb
Well,
she
and
my
young
John
walk
to
school
slowly.
Definition
Part of speech is a term intraditional grammar for one of the eight* main categories into which
words are classified according to their functions insentences: