Parts of Speech in English

The Eight Parts of Speech

• Noun: a name of a person, place or thing. Example: Karachi, book, teacher.
• Pronoun: used in place of a noun. Example: he, she, it, they.
• Verb: an action or state. Example: run, is, think.
• Adjective: describes a noun. Example: tall, blue, honest.
• Adverb: describes a verb, adjective or another adverb. Example: quickly, very.
• Preposition: shows relation. Example: in, on, under, between.
• Conjunction: joins words or sentences. Example: and, but, because.
• Interjection: shows sudden feeling. Example: Oh! Wow!

Key Points

The same word can be different parts of speech depending on how it is used. Understanding these helps you build correct sentences.