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parts of speech
There are eight parts of speech in the English language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence.
Understanding parts of speech is essential for determining the correct definition of a word when using the dictionary.
An individual word can function as more than one part of speech when used in different circumstances.
NOUN
A noun is a word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
Nouns are often used with an article but not always
Proper nouns always start with a capital letter; common nouns do not. Nouns can be singular or plural, concrete or abstract.
PRONOUN
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. A pronoun is usually substituted for a specific noun, which is called its antecedent.
In the sentence above, the antecedent for the pronoun she is the girl.
VERB
The verb in a sentence expresses action or being. There is a main verb and sometimes one or more helping verbs.
A verb must agree with its subject in number. Verbs also take different forms to express tense.
ADJECTIVE
An adjective is a word used to modify or describe a noun or a pronoun. It usually answers the question of which one, what kind, or how many
ADVERB
An adverb describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, but never a noun. It usually answers the questions of when, where, how, why, under what conditions, or to what degree. Adverbs often end in -ly.
PREPOSITION
A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence. Therefore a preposition is always part of a prepositional phrase.
CONJUNCTION
A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses, and indicates the relationship between the elements joi
INTERJECTION
An interjection is a word used to express emotion. It is often followed by an exclamation point.