Parts of speech are the basic categories of words in a language. Here are the eight main parts of speech in English, along with examples:
1. Noun: A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples: dog, city, book, love
2. Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun to avoid repetition.
Examples: he, she, it, they
3. Verb: A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.
Examples: run, eat, sleep, is
4. Adjective: A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
Examples: happy, tall, beautiful, delicious
5. Adverb: A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.
Examples: quickly, very, well, often
6. Preposition: A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.
Examples: in, on, at, under
7. Conjunction: A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.
Examples: and, but, or, because
8. Interjection: A word or phrase used to express strong emotion or surprise.
Examples: wow, oh, ouch, hurray