Parts of Speech:
A category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its
syntactic functions. In English the main parts of speech are noun, pronoun,
adjective, determiner, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and
interjection.
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- pronoun
- preposition
- conjunction
- interjection
- article or (more recently) determiner
Noun (names)
A word or lexical item denoting any abstract (abstract noun:
e.g. home) or concrete entity (concrete noun: e.g. house); a person (police
officer, Michael), place (coastline, London), thing (necktie, television), idea
(happiness), or quality (bravery).
Nouns can also be classified as count nouns or non-count
nouns; some can belong to either category. The most common part of speech; they
are called naming words.
Pronoun (replace or again placed)
A substitute for a noun or noun phrase (them, he). Pronouns
make sentences shorter and clearer since they replace nouns.
Adjective (describes, limits)
A modifier of a noun or pronoun (big, brave). Adjectives make
the meaning of another word (noun) more precise.
Verb (states action or being)
A word denoting an action (walk), occurrence (happen), or
state of being (be). Without a verb a group of words cannot be a clause or
sentence.
Adverb (describes, limits)
A modifier of an adjective, verb, or another adverb (very,
quite). Adverbs make language more precise.
Preposition (relates)
A word that relates words to each other in a phrase or
sentence and aids in syntactic context (in, of). Prepositions show the
relationship between a noun or a pronoun with another word in the sentence.
Conjunction (connects)
A syntactic connector; links words, phrases, or clauses (and,
but). Conjunctions connect words or group of words
Interjection (expresses feelings and emotions)
an emotional greeting or exclamation (Huzzah, Alas).
Interjections express strong feelings and emotions.
Article (describes, limits)
A grammatical marker of definiteness (the) or indefiniteness
(a, an). The article is not always listed among the parts of speech. It is
considered by some grammarians to be a type of adjective or sometimes the term
'determiner' (a broader class) is used.
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