English Parts of Speech: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and More

Noun

A person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., teacher, city, cat, freedom).

Pronoun

Replaces a noun to avoid repetition (e.g., I, you, he, she, it, they).

Verb

Expresses action or state of being (e.g., run, walk, is, seem).

Adjective

Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun (e.g., big, happy, green).

Adverb

Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb; often indicates manner, time, or place (e.g., slowly, very, yesterday).

Preposition

Shows the relationship (direction, time, location) of a noun or pronoun to other words (e.g., in, on, at, through).

Conjunction

Connects words, phrases, or clauses (e.g., and, but, or, because).

Interjection

Expresses strong emotion or exclamation (e.g., Wow!, Ouch!, Oh!).