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Nine Parts of Speech (Grammar) : Prepositions and Interjections. We Will Add One More Type: Articles

The document defines and provides examples of the nine parts of speech in English grammar. It introduces parts of speech as the basic types of words in English, which are typically defined as eight categories: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. However, the document adds a ninth category of articles. It then provides a brief definition and examples for each of the nine parts of speech.

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Nine Parts of Speech (Grammar) : Prepositions and Interjections. We Will Add One More Type: Articles

The document defines and provides examples of the nine parts of speech in English grammar. It introduces parts of speech as the basic types of words in English, which are typically defined as eight categories: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. However, the document adds a ninth category of articles. It then provides a brief definition and examples for each of the nine parts of speech.

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NINE PARTS OF SPEECH (GRAMMAR)

Introduction
Parts of speech are the basic types of words that English has. Most grammar books say that there are
eight parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions,
prepositions and interjections. We will add one more type: articles.
It is important to be able to recognize and identify the different types of words in English, so that you can
understand grammar explanations and use the right word form in the right place. Here is a brief
explanation of what the parts of speech are:

Noun

A noun is a naming word. It names a person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality,
or action.
Examples: cowboy, theatre, box, thought, tree, kindness, arrival

Verb

A verb is a word which describes an action (doing something) or a state (being


something).
Examples: walk, talk, think, believe, live, like, want

Adjective

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun.
Examples: big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick, important

Adverb

An adverb is a word which usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is
done. It may also tell you when or where something happened.
Examples: slowly, intelligently, well, yesterday, tomorrow, here, everywhere

Pronoun

A pronoun is used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the noun.


Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they

Conjunction

A conjunction joins two words, phrases or sentences together.


Examples: but, so, and, because, or

Preposition

A preposition usually comes before a noun, pronoun or noun phrase. It joins the noun
to some other part of the sentence.
Examples: on, in, by, with, under, through, at

Interjection

An interjection is an unusual kind of word, because it often stands alone. Interjections


are words which express emotion or surprise, and they are usually followed by
exclamation marks.
Examples: Ouch!, Hello!, Hurray!, Oh no!, Ha!

Article

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An article is used to introduce a noun.


Examples: the, a, an

Definition
All words are divided into grammar groups. The grammar groups are called parts of speech.
The groups are:
1. Nouns (people, places, or things)
2. Verbs (the state or action word in a sentence)
3. Adjectives (give more information about nouns)
4. Adverbs (give more information about verbs)
5. Determiners/ Articles (words that come before most nouns)
6. Prepositions (give information about place and time)
7. Pronouns (replace nouns)
8. Conjunctions (join sentences)
Example (The numbers in the example below refer to the numbers in the list above.)

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