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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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