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There are 8 parts of speech in English Grammar. Eight Parts of speech chart is given in this post. However, some grammars claim that there are 9 parts of speech in the English language. In this blog post, the following components have been discussed:
- Parts of speech definitions
- Parts of speech examples
- Parts of speech quiz
- Parts of speech worksheets
- Parts of speech exercises
- Parts of speech pictures
The 8 parts of speech chart is given below:
The 9 parts of speech are as follows:
- 1)Noun
- 2)Pronoun
- 3)Adjective
- 4)Verb
- 5)Adverb
- 6)Preposition
- 7)Conjunction
- 8)Interjection
- 9)Determiners
Parts of Speech Meaning:
Speech is defined into different categories, known as parts of speech.
1) Noun
A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
Person: Boy, girl, Ahmed, Sara, etc.
Place: Lahore, city, England, country, etc.
Things: Table, chair, water, book, etc.
Idea: Truth, freedom, bravery, length, etc.
2) Pronoun
Pronoun = For-a-noun
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
Pronouns are sensitive to 1) person 2) number 3) gender 4) case
Person
| Person | Definition | Pronouns |
| First Person | The person who is talking. | I, We |
| Second Person | The person about whom the first and second person are talking. | You |
| Third Person | The person about whom the first and second person is talking. | He, She, It, They |
Number
| Singular Pronouns | Plural Pronouns |
| I | We |
| You | You |
| He, She, It | They |
Gender
| Masculine Pronouns | Feminine Pronouns |
| He | She |
Case
| Subjective Pronouns | Objective Pronouns |
| I | Me |
| We | Us |
| You | You |
| He | Him |
| She | Her |
| It | It |
| They | Them |
3) Adjectives
A word that adds to the meaning of a noun or pronoun is called an adjective./A word that modifies a noun or pronoun./A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
Examples:
Good, bad, long, short, red, wide, two, etc.
This is a good book.
I like red color.
The tail of the parrot is long.
Two wide feet.
(good, red, long, and wide are adjectives in the above sentences)
4) Verbs
A verb is a word that shows an action or a state of being.
Examples
Run (Action)
Write (Action)
Move (Action)
Sleep (State of being)
See (State of Being)
Have (State of being)
5) Adverbs
An adverb is a word that adds to the meaning of a verb, adjective or another adverb.
Examples:
Very, extremely, well, really, quite, etc.
He runs fast. (Fast is an adverb adding to the meaning of the verb “Runs”)
He runs very fast. (Very is an adverb adding to the meaning of the adverb “fast”)
He is fast. (Fast is an adjective)
He is very fast. (Very is an adverb adding to the meaning of the adjective “fast”)
6) Preposition
A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, or spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. Some examples of prepositions are words like “in,” “at,” “on,” “of,” and “to.“
Prepositions in English are highly idiomatic. Although there are some usage rules, much preposition usage is dictated by fixed expressions. In these cases, it is best to memorize the phrase instead of the individual preposition.
7) Conjunctions
Conjunctions are words that act as joiners. They join words, phrases, and clauses.
Examples:
And, but, although, however, yet, until, so, for, etc.
8) Interjections
An interjection is a word or phrase used to express sudden feelings, emotions, or meaning.
The interjection is a big name for a little word. It refers to short exclamations such as ” Oh! “, ” Um, ” or ” Ah! ” Although they have no real grammatical value, we use them quite often, usually more in speaking than in writing.
Interjections are usually followed by exclamation marks (!).
Examples:
Oh!, Ouch!, Alas!, Hi!, etc.
9) Determiners
Determiners are the words used before nouns to provide reference to that noun. The determiners are divided into five categories:
a) Articles: A, An, The
b) Possessive Adjectives: My, Your, Our, His, Her, Its, Their
c) Demonstrative Adjectives: This, That, These, Those
d) Interrogative Adjectives: Which, What, Whose
e) Quantifiers: Cardinal numbers like one, two, three, ……, Ordinal numbers like first, second, third, …., other words showing number and quantity e.g. some, more, both, any, every, someone, anybody, etc.
Final Words
I have discussed an overview of nine parts of speech that exist in English grammar. These parts of speech will be discussed in detail in the coming sections. To watch the video of the lecture click on the following link:
As you have learned the parts of speech in English grammar so now time to check your understanding of this, I have given an exercise below which can test your knowledge of the above lecture.
Parts of Speech Exercises
Identify parts of speech in the given sentences:
- The lazy tortoise lost the race.
- The man lives in a beautiful house.
- My maid works hard.
- A tall girl knocked at my door.
- You should walk slowly.
- Your friend does not need any help.
- Please help me in this matter.
- These animals are asking for food.
- The fish swim in the cold water of the sea very smoothly.
- Her target reached her in a minute.
- The submarine was lost in the deepest part of the vast sea.
- The animals in the zoo create amusement for the visitors.
- Their effort brought fruit and they won the first prize.
- Oh! What a beautiful scene.
- He stood on a high rock.
Solution of the Exercise
Table 1
| Nouns | Pronouns | Adjectives | Verbs |
| race, tortoise (Sentence 1) | You (Sentence 5) | lazy (Sentence 1) | lost (Sentence 1) |
| man, house (Sentence 2) | me (Sentence 7) | beautiful (Sentence 2) | lives (Sentence 2) |
| maid (Sentence 3) | her (Sentence 10) | tall (Sentence 4) | works (Sentence 3) |
| girl, door (Sentence 4) | they (Sentence 13) | cold (Sentence 9) | knocked (Sentence 4) |
| friend, help (Sentence 6) | He (Sentence 15) | deepest, vast (Sentence 11) | should walk (Sentence 5) |
| matter (Sentence 7) | first (Sentence 13) | does not need (Sentence 6) | |
| animals, food (Sentence 8) | beautiful (Sentence 14) | help (Sentence 7) | |
| fish, water, sea (Sentence 9) | high | are asking (Sentence 8) | |
| target, minute (Sentence 10) | swim (Sentence 9) | ||
| submarine, part, sea (Sentence 11) | reached (Sentence 10) | ||
| animals, zoo, amusement, visitors (Sentence 12) | was lost (Sentence 11) | ||
| effort, fruit, prize (Sentence 13) | create (Sentence 12) | ||
| scene (Sentence 14) | brought, won (Sentence 13) | ||
| rock (Sentence 15) | stood (Sentence 15) |
Table 2
| Adverb | Preposition | Conjunction | Interjection | Articles |
| really hard (Sentence 3) | in (Sentence 2) | and (Sentence 13) | Please (Sentence 7) | The, the (Sentence 1) |
| slowly (Sentence 5) | at (Sentence 4) | Oh! (Sentence 14) | The, a (Sentence 2) | |
| very smoothly (Sentence 9) | in (Sentence 7) | a (Sentence 4) | ||
| for (Sentence 8) | The, the, the (Sentence 9) | |||
| of, in (Sentence 9) | a (Sentence 10) | |||
| in (Sentence 10) | The, the, the (Sentence 11) | |||
| in, of (Sentence 11) | The, the, the (Sentence 12) | |||
| in, for (Sentence 12) | the (Sentence 13) | |||
| on (Sentence 15) | a (Sentence 15) |
Table 3
(Possessives) |
(Demonstratives) |
(Interrogatives) |
(Quantifiers) |
| My (Sentence 3) | this (Sentence 7) | any (Sentence 6) | |
| My (Sentence 4) | These (Sentence 8) | ||
| Your (Sentence 6) | |||
| Her (Sentence 10) | |||
| Their (Sentence 13) | |||
Table 3 (Determiners)
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: What is a noun?
Ans: Noun is the name of the person, place, thing, and Idea.
Q2: What is a Verb?
Ans: A verb is an action word or a state word.
Q3: What is an Adverb?
Ans: An Adverb is a word that adds to the meaning of a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Final Words
When it comes to learning a new language, parts of speech are the basic units in the structure of any language. In English grammar, there are 8-9 parts of speech. Speech is known as any text in spoken or written form. The other names for parts of speech are word classes or lexical categories. This blog post includes detailed parts of speech chart with examples and exercises.
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