
|
Part
of speech |
Use |
Examples |
| Noun | Names. | Martha likes fish. |
| Pronoun | Takes the place of a noun. | You and I must change this. |
| Adjective | Modifies a noun or a pronoun. | What
a hot day! They were angry. |
| Verb | Shows action or helps to make a statement. | They
played and sang. He is a senior. |
| Adverb | Modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. | We
soon quit. I am very sad. It happened quite suddenly. |
| Preposition | Relates a noun or a pronoun to another word. | Two of the gifts under the Christmas tree had my name on them. |