ASVAB Part of Speech

Noun

names a person, place, thing, or idea

e.x. Mr.Hall, lawyer, United States, suffix

Verb

expresses an action or a state of being

e.x. to write, to read, to eat, to play, to be

Adjective

describes a noun

e.x. green, sleepy, hungry, fast, beautiful

Adverb

modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

e.x. tremendously, very, cautiously, dangerously, sneakily

Pronoun

replaces a noun

e.x. he, she, they, it, this, I, you

Preposition

relates a noun or pronoun to another word

e.x. in, on, around, after, under

Conjunction

connects clauses to sentences

e.x. and, but, if

Interjection

expresses emotions or feelings

e.x. cool, awesome, holy cow, uh-oh, eek