Part of Speech Overview

In the English language, words can be considered as the smallest elements that have distinctive meanings. Based on their use
and functions, words are categorized into several types or parts of speech. This article will offer definitions and examples for
the 8 major parts of speech in English grammar: noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, conjunction, preposition, and
interjection.

part of
speech
Verb
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Preposition
Conjunction

function or "job"

example words

(to) be, have, do, like,

work, sing, can, must
pen, dog, work, music,
thing or person
town, London, teacher,
John
good, big, red, well,
describes a noun
interesting
describes a verb, adjective or quickly, silently, well,
adverb
badly, very, really
replaces a noun
I, you, he, she, some
links a noun to another word to, at, after, on, but
action or state

joins clauses or sentences or

and, but, when
words

short exclamation,
Interjection sometimes inserted into a
sentence

oh!, ouch!, hi!, well

example sentences
EnglishClub is a web site. I like
EnglishClub.
This is my dog. He lives in my house.
We live in London.
My dogs are big. I like big dogs.
My dog eats quickly. When he is very
hungry, he eats really quickly.
Tara is Indian. She is beautiful.
We went to school on Monday.
I like dogs and I like cats. I like cats
and dogs. I like dogs but I don't like
cats.
Ouch! That hurts! Hi! How are you?
Well, I don't know.