Parts of speech

1. PART OF SPEECH Function or "job" Example words Example sentences
Verb action or state (to) be, have, do, like,
work, sing, can, must
I am a businessman, I need English
for business success.
Noun thing or person pen, dog, work, music,
teacher, John, Mexico
"There are no secrets to success. It is the
result of preparation, hard work, and
learning from failure". Colin Powell
Adjective describes a noun a/an, the, 2, some,
good, big, red,
I have two jobs. My grades are
good. I like big cars.
Adverb describes a verb,
adjective or adverb
quickly, silently, well,
badly, very, really
My son eats quickly. When he is
very hungry, he eats really quickly.
Pronoun replaces a noun I, you, he, she, some Sara is Mexican. She is beautiful.
Preposition links a noun to another
word
to, at, after, on, but We went to dinner on Monday at
Garibaldi after school
Conjunction joins clauses or
sentences or words
and, but, when I like kids and I can take care of
them, but I don't like them when
they cry.
Interjection short exclamation,
sometimes inserted into
a sentence
oh!, ouch!, hi!, well Hi! What happened? Well, I broke
my leg. Ouch! That must have hurt!