This document defines and provides examples of the eight parts of speech in English: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Nouns name people, places or things. Pronouns replace nouns. Verbs show actions or states of being. Adjectives describe nouns. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Prepositions show relationships between nouns or pronouns. Conjunctions join words or phrases. Interjections express emotions.