This document defines and provides examples of the eight parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. It explains that nouns name people, places or things. Pronouns take the place of nouns. Adjectives modify nouns. Verbs identify actions or states of being. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Prepositions show relationships between words. Conjunctions connect words or phrases. Interjections express emotions.