Interjections are used to gain attention, to exclaim, protest or commandĪ determiner is used with a noun and restricts the meaning by limiting the reference of the noun. Prepositions link nouns, pronouns or gerunds to other wordsĬonjunctions connect words, phrases or clauses Pronouns substitute a noun or noun phraseĪdverbs modify the meaning of a Verb an Adjective another adverb a Noun or Noun Phrase Determiner a Numeral a Pronoun or a Prepositional Phrase and can sometimes be used as a Complement of a Preposition Nouns refer to people, animals, objects, substances, states, events or feelings
The following table lists the eight parts of speech: Part of Speech Each part of speech explains not what the word is, but how the word is used. The term part of speech is a traditional one that has been in use since grammars of Classical Greek (e.g., Dionysius Thrax) and Latin were compiled for all practical purposes, it is synonymous with the term word class.
There are often said to be nine categories which form the parts of speech in English.
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