What are the eight parts of speech and their function within a sentence?

Answer 1

The eight parts of speech are:

1. Noun - a person, place, thing, or idea. It can function as the subject or object of a sentence.

(cat, boy, racket)

2. Pronoun - a word that takes the place of a noun. It can function as the subject or object of a sentence.( He, she, it…)

3. Verb - a word that expresses an action or state of being. It can function as the predicate of a sentence.(play, cook, run)

4. Adjective - a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. It can function as a modifier in a sentence.(cold, beautiful, long)

5. Adverb - a word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb. It can function as a modifier in a sentence.( beautifully, nice, fast)

6. Preposition - a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. It can function as a connector in a sentence.(to, on, over)

7. Conjunction - a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses. It can function as a connector in a sentence.(and, or, that)

8. Interjection - a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion. It can function as an exclamation in a sentence.( oh! Ouch!, wow)

Answer 2

Noun - a word that represents a person, place, or thing within a sentence (girl, park, ball)

Pronoun - a word that takes the place of a noun within a sentence (she, he, it)

Verb - tells what the subject or noun is doing within a sentence (run, jump, sing)

Adjective - modifies or describes a noun within a sentence (young girl, water park, baseball)

Adverb - modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb within a sentence (nearby water park, hard baseball). An adverb also tells how, when, and where something is done (slowly, yesterday, there)

Preposition - shows direction within a sentence (over, under, behind)

Conjunction - connects words, phrases, and sentences together (and, or, but, because)

Interjection - words that show emotion within a sentence, and is followed by an exclamation point (Wow!, Awesome! Ouch!)