The 8 Parts of Speech in English

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Can you break down an English sentence into its part of speech? Knowing the different parts of speech will help accelerate your language learning and improve your writing in English.

If you want a fun refresher on the parts of speech, this Parts of Speech series is for you.

The Nine Parts of Speech

The following are the parts of speech for the English language:

  • Nouns
  • Pronouns
  • Adjectives
  • Verbs
  • Adverbs
  • Prepositions
  • Conjunctions
  • Interjections
  • Articles / determiners

These are the building blocks of an English sentence. Let’s look into nouns first.