Parts of Speech 2006 Talibiddeen Jr. Author: Iluvpandas, age 11

There are eight parts of speech:

NounsNounsNounsNouns AdjectivesAdjectivesAdjectivesAdjectives PronounsPronounsPronounsPronouns InterjectionsInterjectionsInterjectionsInterjections ConjunctionsConjunctionsConjunctionsConjunctions PrepositionsPrepositionsPrepositionsPrepositions AdverbsAdverbsAdverbsAdverbs VerbsVerbsVerbsVerbs

Nouns

are people, places,

things, or ideas.

Examples:

People

boy, imam,

Muslim, baby

Places

masjid, bank,

Kabah, park

Things

dog, house,

money, toy

Ideas

love, hate,

bravery, courage

Adjectives

describe

nouns.

Examples:

blue, red, big,

ugly, round,

pretty

Pronouns

take the

place of a

noun.

Examples:

he, she, it,

you, we,

me, I, they

Interjections

are

exclamations

expressing

emotion.

Examples:

Oh!

Wow!

Yeah!

Conjunctions

are words

that join

words or

groups of

words

Examples:

but

or

and

Prepositions

show the

relationship

between a

noun or

pronoun and

other words

in a

sentence.

Examples:

in, on,

against,

below

Adverbs

modify

verbs,

adjectives,

or other

adverbs. An

adverb

answers the

questions of how, when,

where, and

to what

extent.

Examples:

quickly,

later,

here,

very

Verbs express

action or

being.

Examples:

run, write,

spin, chop

How many parts of

speech are there in

the English language?

There are eight parts of speech.