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🧩 The 8 Parts of Speech (with Definitions & Examples)

Part of Speech	Definition	Example
1. Noun	A person, place, thing, or idea	dog, city, love, book 📝 The cat sat on the mat.
2. Pronoun	A word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition	he, she, it, they, we 📝 She is reading because she loves books.
3. Verb	A word that shows action or state of being	run, is, eat, become 📝 They run every morning.
4. Adjective	Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun	happy, blue, fast, tall 📝 It’s a sunny day.
5. Adverb	Describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb	quickly, very, well, yesterday 📝 She ran quickly.
6. Preposition	Shows the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word	in, on, under, between, at 📝 The book is on the table.
7. Conjunction	Connects words, phrases, or clauses	and, but, or, because, so 📝 I like tea and coffee.
8. Interjection	A word or phrase that shows emotion or reaction	wow!, oh!, ouch!, hey! 📝 Wow! That was amazing!