Term: Part of Speech

Definition:

There are eight categories which form the parts of speech. Each part of speech explains not what the word is, but how the word is used.

THE PARTS OF SPEECH:

Verbs
Nouns
Pronouns
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections

Category: Parts of Speech

Related Glossary Entries

Interjections
Parsing

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