There’s no way around it. To be a strong writer, you must know something about the parts of speech. In fact, the more you know, the better. So, here’s a quick overview of the Parts of Speech, and how are they used.
Pronoun
A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
Pronouns: I, you, they, he, she, it, we (7).
You can say: He is over there; instead of: Robert is over there.
You can say: They are over there; instead of: Ted and Ann are over there.
Adjective
An adjective tells more about a noun or pronoun.
These are adjectives: tall, short, smooth, wrinkled…
You can say The tall boy over there. He is tall.
You can say The blue car. It is blue.
These are the adjectives: tall, blue.
Verb
Verbs are action words. They tell what someone is doing.
One way to identify a verb is to say, I can ______.
I can run. I can climb. I can sleep. I can eat.
These are verbs: run, climb, sleep, eat.
Adverb
Adverbs describe a verb. They tell us more about the verb.
These are adverbs: quickly, sleepily, loudly…
You can say The cat ran quickly. She yawned sleepily. He spoke loudly.
Preposition
Preposition describes the position of things.
These are prepositions: in, on, next to, behind, over, under…
You can say Over, under, around, and through.
You can say … in the house. …on the boat … next to the school.
These are the prepositions: over, under, around, through, in, on, next to.
Conjunction
Conjunctions join things. They join words, phrases, and clauses.
The type of conjunction depends upon the situation.
There will be more about this – much more – so stay tuned!
Interjection
Interjections express a strong feeling or request.
You can say Wow, that was amazing.
You can say I’d like one of those, please.
The interjections are wow, please.