Grammar - Parts of Speech

Noun: A noun is a person, place, or thing.
Examples: glove, girl, school, grass, basket
Sentence: The ball bounced very slow.

In this sentence, “ball” is the noun.


Verb: Verbs are action words or words that tell what nouns do.
Examples: run, jump, swing, pull
Sentence: The ball bounced very slow.

In this sentence, “bounced” is the verb.


Adjective: An adjective describes a noun.  It gives details that use your senses; see, hear, taste, smell, and feel.
Examples: fuzzy, sour, bright, loud, soft, warm
Sentence: The ball bounced very slow.

In this sentence, “slow” is the adjective.


Pronoun: A word that substitutes a noun and means persons or things.
Examples: he, she, we, they, them
Sentence: We bounced the ball.

In this sentence, “we” is the pronoun.


Adverb: A class of words that modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Examples: slowly, rapidly, faithfully, humorously
Sentence: The ball bounced very slowly.

In this sentence, “slowly” is the adverb.


Preposition: A word that links nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence.
Examples: after, near, above, to, under, around
Sentence: The ball bounced down the stairs.

In this sentence, “down” is the preposition.


Conjunction: A word that links words, phrases, and clauses together.
Examples: and, when, but, or, for
Sentence: We bounced and threw the ball.

In this sentence, “and” is the conjunction.


Interjection: A word added to a sentence to show emotion, not related to the rest of the sentence, usually followed with an exclamation mark.
Examples: ouch, oh no, hey, oh boy
Sentence: Ouch, he hit me with the ball!

In this sentence, “ouch” is the interjection.