| 8 parts of speech /with links to the Guide to Grammar and Writing web site | |
| Noun | a person, place, thing, or idea |
| Pronoun | a word that replaces a noun, can be used in the place of a noun |
| Verb | a word that expresses action or being |
| Adjective | a word that modifies (adds to or enhances) a noun |
| Adverb | a word that modifies a verb (tells how, when, etc) |
| Preposition | a word that shows the relationship between its object (the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition) and another word in the sentence |
| Conjunction | a word that connects words to other words or groups of words |
| Interjection | a word or short group of words expressing strong feeling. |
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