English - Parts of Speech

Noun

A noun is where it names a thing.

Pronoun

is used instead of a noun or noun phrase.

Adjectives

The word that describes nouns.

Verb

The word that describes action.

Auxiliary Verbs

Are used to change another verb’s mood, voice or tense. (E.g: be, have, do)

Modal verbs

Are added to another verb to show capability, possibility, or necessity. (E.g: may, might, must, can, could, ought — etc)

Phrasal verbs

Phrases that act as a single verb, usually consisting of a verb and a preposition.

Adverbs

A word that describes an adjective, a verb, another adverb, or a sentence.

Prepositions

A word that tells you when or where something is in relation to something else.

Conjunctions

A word that’s used to connect clauses and sentences/words together.

Interjections

Sounds of feeling and words to describe pain, hurt, anger, or joy (e.g: “Ah?” “Ouch!”)