What are parts of speech?

Parts of speech are word categories which perform different grammatical functions, depending on the word category they are assigned to. The main parts of speech in English are nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, pronouns, determiners, conjunctions, and interjections.

In the following poster, you will find a list of parts of speech, their functions, and examples that illustrate these functions.

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