The Eight Parts of Speech

This part of speech names a person, place, thing or idea

This part of speech takes the place of a noun.

This part of speech modifies or changes the noun.

This part of speech shows a relationship between a noun and some other part of the sentence

This part of speech shows emotion. It is usually at the beginning of a sentence.

This part of speech names something.

This part of speech modifies or changes a verb, an adjective or an adverb.

This part of speech joins words, phrases or sentences.

This part of speech shows emotion. It usually comes at the beginning of a sentence.

This part of speech shows action or state of being

This part of speech modifies a verb, an adjective or an adverb. It often ends in "ly."