If you have studied English—or any language for that matter—you know the significance of parts of speech. "Part of speech" is a grammar term that refers to how a word is used in a sentence. Many students can recognize a noun or a verb, but did you know that there are 8 parts of speech? Did you know that the same word can be a noun in one sentence, but a verb in another? Read more to find out about all of these types of words.
Verb
One of the most important parts of a sentence, verbs represent the action or state of being. A verb must have a subject, or something or someone that does the action. Verbs also show time through their tense. There are 12 verb tenses in English.
Oh! The tall man was riding his bicycle across the street and the red car was speeding through the intersection! They almost crashed!
Noun
Nouns can represent people, places, animals, things, or ideas. They can take the place of subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition in a sentence.
Oh! The tall man was riding his bicycle across the street and the red car was speeding through the intersection! They almost crashed!
Pronoun
Pronouns take the place of nouns. The noun to which a pronoun refers is called the antecedent. There are 4 different types of pronouns: subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive adjectives, and possessive pronouns.
Oh! The tall man was riding his bicycle across the street and the red car was speeding through the intersection! They almost crashed!
Adjective
Adjectives are describing or quantifying words that modify nouns or pronouns. In English, the adjective usually precedes the word it modifies.
Oh! The tall man was riding his bicycle across the street and the red car was speeding through the intersection! They almost crashed!
Adverb
Adverbs can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or even a whole phrase or clause! Adverbs answer the questions how?, where?, when?, to what extent?, and how much?
Oh! The tall man was riding his bicycle across the street and the red car was speeding through the intersection! They almost crashed!
Preposition
Prepositions connect nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other parts of the sentence. Prepositional phrases can be adjectival or adverbial in nature.
Oh! The tall man was riding his bicycle across the street and the red car was speeding through the intersection! They almost crashed!
Conjunction
Conjunctions are the connecting words in English. They connect words, phrases, and even clauses together!
Oh! The tall man was riding his bicycle across the street and the red car was speeding through the intersection! They almost crashed!
Interjection
Interjections are used to convey emotions. They are not grammatically apart of sentences. An exclamation mark is usually used with interjections.
Oh! The tall man was riding his bicycle across the street and the red car was speeding through the intersection! They almost crashed!
Last, but not least, we will answer the riddle from last week's post.
Q: A woman has two coins that equal 30 cents in total. One of them is not a nickel. What are the two coins?
A: A quarter and a nickel! A quarter is not a nickel!
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