Parts of Speech Definitions & Examples

Definition: Person, Place, Thing or Idea

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun

Definition: Word that describes action or state of being.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun

Definition: Word that takes the place of a noun.

• preposition

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun

Definition: Word that expresses the relationship of a noun or pronoun to other words in a sentence.

• preposition

• interjection

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction

Definition: Word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

• preposition

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction

Definition: Word that modifies a verb, adjective or adverb.

• preposition

• interjection

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction

Definition: Word that expresses a feeling or thought and is set apart from a sentence.

• preposition

• interjection

• adjective

• verb

• conjunction

Definition: A word that connects words, phrases or clauses.

• preposition

• interjection

• adjective

• verb

• conjunction

Examples of this part of speech:

school, actor, house, dog, city, book, friend, democracy, happiness, depression, pencil, desk. 

Centennial High School, Ryan Gosling, White House, Charlie, St. Paul, Night,  Alli, United States.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun

Examples of this part of speech:

run, talk, write, play, learn, hurry, sit, is, am, are

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun