Parts of speech

Nouns

Refers to a person, concept, place, or thing

Pronouns

word used in place of a noun eg I don’t really know her./ That

Verb

a word that describes an action eg Will you check if this book is in stock?”

Adjectives

a word that describes a noun or pronoun eg He is the laziest person I know

Adverbs

a word that can modify a verb, adjective, adverb, or sentence eg Ray acted rudely.

Prepositions

a word (e.g., “at”) or phrase (e.g., “on top of”) used to show the relationship between the different parts of a sentence eg Carey walked to the shop.

Conjunctions

a word used to connect different parts of a sentence (e.g., words, phrases, or clauses). Daria likes swimming and hiking. FANBOYS

Interjections

Ouch! I hurt my arm.