What are Parts of Speech in English Grammar

In English grammar, the term "parts of speech" refers to the categorization of words based on their function in a sentence. There are eight main parts of speech:

Here are all the parts of speech with definitions:

 

Nouns: Nouns are words that refer to people, places, things, or ideas. For example: cat, city, happiness, democracy

Pronouns: Pronouns are words that stand in place of a noun. For example: he, she, it, them

Verbs: Verbs express action or state of being. For example: run, be, think

Adjectives: Adjectives describe or modify nouns. For example: happy, red, big

Adverbs: Adverbs describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. For example: quickly, very, almost

Prepositions: Prepositions show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. For example: in, on, under

Conjunctions: Conjunctions join clauses or phrases. For example: and, but, or

Interjections: Interjections are words or phrases that express strong emotion. For example: wow, ouch, yuck

Here are some examples to illustrate the different parts of speech in action:

 

1. The cat (noun) chased (verb) the mouse (noun) under (preposition) the table (noun).
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3. She (pronoun) is (verb) a doctor (noun).
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5. The happy (adjective) dog (noun) barked (verb) loudly (adverb).
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7. I (pronoun) can't (verb) believe (verb) it (pronoun). Wow (interjection)!
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9. It (pronoun) rained (verb) all day (adverb), but (conjunction) I (pronoun) had (verb) a great time (noun).