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English Vocabulary: An Understanding

English grammar can be learned much more easily if the different English word types are recognized and distinguished. You will lay a foundation for understanding English grammar that will make it much simpler.

Discover the nine English parts of speech, which include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and more, as well as their functions in sentences.

The Nine English parts of speech

Part of speech example  
Noun Designates person, place, thing, event or concept apple, dog, car
Pronouns Substitutes noun or other part of speech for efficient speech He, I, We
Adjectives Describes a noun or pronoun in more detail beautiful, scary, nice
Adverbs Describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb more closely daily, annually, extremely
Prepositions Expresses place, time, direction, relationship of another part of speech up, down, after
Conjunctions A conjunction is a word that connects words, sentences, or parts of sentences.  
Interjections Express emotions, moods, or sensations. Ahh!, Whoa!, Oops!
Articles Accompanies nouns and determines accuracy. a, an, the

You are now familiar with the parts of speech in English.

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Standard English grammar parts of speech

English Meaning Example
Noun Noun: Denotes persons or things. Malta is a beautiful destination.
Verb Activity Word: Expresses an action or state. I travel to Malta.
Adjective Property word: Describes the noun in more detail. The trip to Malta was beautiful.
Pronouns Proverb: Stands in place of a noun He is travelling to Malta.
Adverb Circumstance word: Describes a verb, an adjective, or another He immediately decided to travel to Malta.  
Conjunction Connecting word: Connects words or groups of words together He travelled to Malta and liked it there.
Preposition Proportion word: Expresses in which relation persons or objects are located. She is on a flight to Malta.
Interjection Exclamation: Expresses a sentiment or request. Look, he is learning English.

Pronoun types

English Explanation Example words
Possessive pronoun Possessing Mine, Yours, His, Hers, My, Your
Demonstrative pronoun Denotes and identifies a noun This, These, That, Those
Personal pronoun Refers to a specific person I, You, He, She, we ...
Reflexive pronoun Refers to the subject of the sentence Myself, Yourself, Herself, Himself, Itself, Ourself, Yourself, Themselves

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