This document defines and provides examples of the main parts of speech in English including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, interjections, and conjunctions. Nouns are used to identify people, places, things, or ideas. Pronouns take the place of nouns. Verbs show action or link the subject to another part of the sentence. Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Prepositions relate nouns or pronouns to other words. Conjunctions connect words and groups of words.