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    This document defines and provides examples of the 8 parts of speech: noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. It explains that nouns are persons, places, things or ideas and can be common or proper. Pronouns replace nouns. Adjectives describe nouns. Verbs show actions or states of being. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Prepositions relate words. Conjunctions connect words. Interjections express emotions.

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    English Lessson Grammar - 8 Parts of Speech

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    8 PARTS OF SPEECH

    the 8 Parts of Speech:

    NOUN ADVERB

    PRONOUN PREPOSITION

    ADJECTIVE CONJUNCTION

    VERB INTERJECTION
    An Overview…
    NOUN
    A NOUN is a person, place, thing, or
    idea.

    A COMMON NOUN is a general person, place,


    thing, or idea.

    A PROPER NOUN is a specific person, place,


    thing, or idea. It is capitalized.

    common noun Proper Noun


    city Chicago
    An Overview…
    PRONOUN
    A PRONOUN replaces a noun.
    Examples: When you use a pronoun
    in your writing,
    The boy went for a walk. make sure to first
    He went for a walk. use the noun
    to make it clear
    The girl rode her bike. who or what
    She rode her bike. you’re talking about.

    The teachers assigned homework.


    They assigned homework.
    An Overview…
    ADJECTIVE
    An ADJECTIVE describes
    a noun or a pronoun.

    Examples:
    blue sky
    cranky baby
    mean dog
    An Overview…
    VERB
    A VERB shows an action
    or expresses a state of being.

    Examples:
    The rain fell from the sky. (action verb)
    The child skated on the ice. (action verb)
    I am happy. (helping verb)
    23 Helping Verbs
    will
    am
    shall
    is do
    can
    are does
    might
    was did
    must
    were would
    may
    be should
    have
    been could
    has
    being
    had
    An Overview…
    ADVERB
    An ADVERB modifies a verb, an adjective, or
    another adverb.

    Adverbs help make meaning clear by telling how,


    when, where, or to what extent something is true.

    Adverbs often end in -ly.

    Examples:
    carefully sometimes inside fully
    quickly once here very
    An Overview…
    PREPOSITION
    A PREPOSITION is a word that relates
    its objects to some other word in the
    sentence.

    Examples:
    Martha moved to Washington.
    The ball flew over the car.
    The bug crawled under the rock.
    An Overview…
    CONJUNCTION
    A CONJUNCTION is a word that connects
    words or groups of words.

    Examples:
    The journey was hard and dangerous.
    I almost didn’t do my homework, but I
    realized that was a bad idea.
    Should I go to the mall or the movies?
    An Overview…
    INTERJECTION
    An INTERJECTION is a single word
    or short group of words that is used
    to express a feeling or emotion.

    Examples:
    Whew! That was hard.
    WOW! I got straight A’s on my report
    card!
    Oh, look at that beautiful scenery.

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