8 Parts of Speech With Definitions and Examples

Parts of Speech are a division of words. When we write or speak, we use words to express something by making sentences with sense.

In the English language, there are so many words.

We use those to make a sentence of sense. According to work, words used in a sentence are divided into eight parts called Parts of speech.

Eight Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech- a Division of Words
Parts of Speech

The eight parts of speech are- 

  1. Noun 
  2. Pronoun 
  3. Adjective 
  4. Verb
  5. Adverb 
  6. Preposition 
  7. Conjunction 
  8. Interjection

There are so many words in the English language. But in the sentences, they all don’t do the same job. 

 Every word in the sentence does its unique work.

You will get the proper information about these terms listed here.

Here are the eight parts of speech with their work-

  • Noun    –   the name of a thing or a person  
  • Pronoun  –   a word used instead of a noun
  • Adjective   –  gives more information about a noun.
  • Verb     –   an action word
  • Adverb   –  gives more information about a verb, adjective, or adverb.
  • Preposition  – shows a relation to the noun.
  • Conjunction  – joins words, clauses, or sentences.
  • Interjection  – a word for short exclamation, sometimes inserted into a sentence

You will get more information about these terms by clicking the links above, which are the links: Parts of speech.