Parts of Speech in English

Word List with 14 words
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adjective

words that have comparative and superlative endings, or that function as modifiers of nouns, like good, wise, or perfect.

adverb

words that end with -ly, function as modifiers of verbs or clauses or as modifiers of adjectives, like very, well, and quickly.

article

words that are linked to nouns and that typically identify the noun as a noun rather than describing it, like a or the.

auxiliary verb

a word used in construction with and preceding certain forms of other verbs, as infinitives or participles, to express distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, etc.

conjunction

words that connect other words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, such as and, because, but, however.

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interjection

words that express emotion, distinguished in most languages by their use in grammatical isolation, as Hey! Oh! Ouch! Ugh!

noun

words that function as the main or only elements of subjects or objects (also distinguished by plural and possessive endings), such as cat, belief, writing, Ohio, darkness.

preposition

words that are used before nouns, pronouns, or other words to form phrases that modify verbs, nouns, or adjectives, and that typically express a spatial, temporal, or other relationship, such as in, on, by, to, or since.

pronoun

words that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases, and that have very general reference, as I, you, he, this, who, what.

verb

words that function as the main elements of a sentence, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense and to show agreement with their subject or object.

gerund

a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, ending with -ing

infinitive

a verb form found in many languages that functions as a noun or is used with auxiliary verbs, as in to do, to see, or to explore.

direct object

a word or group of words representing the person or thing upon which the action of a verb is performed or toward which it is directed.

indirect object

a word or group of words representing the person or thing with reference to which the action of a verb is performed.