Parts of Speech Table
This is a summary of the 8 parts of speech. You can find more
detail if you click on each part of speech.
| part of speech |
function or "job" |
example words |
example sentences |
| Verb |
action or state |
(to) be, have, do, like, work, sing, can,
must |
EnglishClub.com is a web site. I
like EnglishClub.com. |
| Noun |
thing or person |
pen, dog, work, music, town, London, teacher,
John |
This is my dog. He lives in my
house. We live in London. |
| Adjective |
describes a noun |
a/an, the, 69, some, good, big, red, well,
interesting |
My dog is big. I like big
dogs. |
| Adverb |
describes a verb, adjective or adverb |
quickly, silently, well, badly, very,
really |
My dog eats quickly. When he is
very hungry, he eats really quickly. |
| Pronoun |
replaces a noun |
I, you, he, she, some |
Tara is Indian. She is beautiful. |
| Preposition |
links a noun to another word |
to, at, after, on, but |
We went to school on Monday. |
| Conjunction |
joins clauses or sentences or words |
and, but, when |
I like dogs and I like cats. I like cats
and dogs. I like dogs but I don't like cats. |
| Interjection |
short exclamation, sometimes inserted into a
sentence |
oh!, ouch!, hi!, well |
Ouch! That hurts! Hi! How are you?
Well, I don't know. |
Parts of Speech Examples
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