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Parts of speech, also referred to as “word classes,” are considered as the building blocks of grammar. They indicate what a word means or how it functions in a sentence.

See the fact file below for more information on the Parts of Speech or alternatively, you can download our 28-page Parts of Speech worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment.

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Different Parts of Speech

Nouns

These are words that refer to the names of a person, place, animal, thing, or idea.
Nouns form the largest class of words and come with several types.
They can take variety of roles in a sentence.
Nouns can also serve as a subject or even an object of the verb.

Examples:

Kenny	picture	phone	Nike
Marissa	music	London	doctor
dog	Jay	teacher	America
yarn	key	mug	coffee

Nouns used in sentences:

This is my pencil.
I live in London.
She is using the telephone.
Marissa brought an old yarn.
Ken is the new teacher who arrived yesterday.

Pronouns

Pronouns are a subclass of nouns.
These words are used to take the place of a noun or a noun phrase.
Pronouns avoid repetition of nouns in sentences.
They must also have a common and clear antecedent.
The commonly used types of pronouns are personal, possessive, reflexive, reciprocal, relative, demonstrative, interrogative, and indefinite pronouns.

Examples:

I	it	we	themselves
you	they	you	whom
he	him	that	anybody
she	each other	this	who

Pronouns used in sentences:

Marian likes to go shopping and she loves going to cafes too.
The chair is missing and it hasn’t been brought back since Monday.
We will go to the beach next month.
Please hand me that book.
Kai found himself staring at the sky.

Verbs

These are words that show action or state of being.
They may express a physical action, mental action, or a state of being.
Verbs may change form depending on the tense or count distinction.
Every sentence needs a verb.
Verbs can either literally perform the action or serve as a link to the subject and other information in the sentence.

Examples:

drink	thought	work	run
cook	dance	sing	weave
is	sleep	believe	call
are	consider	watch	read

Verbs used in sentences:

She cooks their dinner every night.
Marie will attend their dance practice later.
I rode my bike this morning.
Enzo guessed the right answer to the question.
Hannie bought a ticket to the concert.

Adjectives

These are words used to describe nouns and pronouns.
They usually come before a noun.
Adjectives can also describe the quantity of a noun.
If there are several adjectives used in a sentence, the order depends on the function of the adjective.
The usual order of adjectives is number, quality, size, age, shape, color, material, and purpose.

Examples:

beautifully	always	loudly	only
sweetly	lazily	quickly	sometimes
never	happily	nicely	hopefully
briefly	badly	busily	well

Adverbs used in sentences:

She gracefully danced to the music.
I knew about the surprise party because I heard them talking loudly.
Mark never wrote a letter.
Katrina quickly did the laundry.
Mark’s gift was nicely wrapped.

Conjunctions

These are words used to combined words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence.
Conjunctions allow sentences to be elegantly made and avoid various short sentences.
There are three types: correlative, coordinating, and subordinating conjunctions.
Sometimes an adverb can also function as a conjunction.

Examples:

for	yet	since	though
but	so	although	either/or
or	and	while	thus
neither/nor	because	as	if

Conjunctions used in sentences:

Len has one dog and two cats.
Do you want some juice or coffee?
I came in late because of the traffic.
Jess can was allowed to stay out until three in the afternoon only.
I forgot the key of my house, so I stayed in the library to wait for my friend.

Prepositions

These are words used to indicate the relationship between words in a sentence.
They usually show direction, location, time, or introduce an object.
Prepositions are usually placed in front of a noun or a gerund verb.

Examples:

beside	at	over	under
between	across	behind	below
on	in	within	above
to	onto	down	by

Prepositions used in sentences:

The door behind you is open.
I saw your pencil under the table.
Their house is located across the street.
Krystal found her keys above the cabinet.
My cat hid beside the tree.

Interjections

These are words usually used to express an emotion or surprise.
They usually stand alone and are separated in the sentence.

Examples:

wow	shoot	hurrah	oh
oh no	my goodness	omg	huh
ouch	oops	boo	my gosh
oh my	yikes	yay	ugh

Interjections used in sentences:

Wow! Your voice is really amazing.
Hurrah! We won the game.
Oh no! I arrived late again.
Oops! I left my car key.
Yay! We will have pizza for dinner.