English grammar has eight parts of speech, which are categories that classify words based on their function in a sentence.
Noun: A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples:
Person: Sarah, doctor, teacher
Place: Paris, park, school
Thing: book, table, car
Idea: love, democracy, freedom
Pronoun: A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
Examples:
Personal pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
Reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
Verb: A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.
Examples:
Action verbs: run, jump, sing
Occurrence verbs: rain, snow, thunder
State of being verbs: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
Adjective: An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
Examples:
Descriptive adjectives: beautiful, tall, red
Quantitative adjectives: two, many, few
Demonstrative adjectives: this, that, these, those
Adverb: An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Examples:
Adverbs of manner: quickly, slowly, carefully
Adverbs of time: now, then, soon
Adverbs of place: here, there, everywhere
Preposition: A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.
Examples:
Location prepositions: in, on, at
Direction prepositions: to, from, toward
Time prepositions: during, after, before
Conjunction: A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.
Examples:
Coordinating conjunctions: and, or, but
Subordinating conjunctions: if, when, because
Correlative conjunctions: both...and, either...or, neither...nor
Interjection: An interjection is a word or phrase used to express strong emotion or surprise.
Examples:
Wow!
Oh no!
Alas!